# Accident 19860514017559A: Cessna 182F, Sanford, FL, May 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1986, 13:39 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8106° N, 81.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8106&lon=-81.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3516U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3516U-1998-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 129 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860514017559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK THE APPROACH LIGHTS WITH THE LEFT WING AND WINDSHIELD BUT MANAGED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA157), May 14, 1986: Cessna 182F (N3516U), Sanford, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3516U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950813023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023999A), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna 182F (N3516U), Mitchellville, MD, Substantial damage. Tried depart over gross hot day lifted and settled twice. Aborted late. Veered off into fence to avoid overrun.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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