# Incident 19860818066409I: Cessna TR182, Santa Ana, CA, August 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1986, 18:15 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4838T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4838T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818066409I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. LANDED ON GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N4838T (1)

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

- [Incident 20170324006139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170324006139I), Mar 24, 2017: Cessna TR182 (N4838T), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft nose landing gear collapsed during landing enabling the propeller to strike the runway. Nose gear damaged beyond repair. One person on board. No…

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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