# Incident 19870323028719I: Cessna 182N, Ashland, VA, March 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970G-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 12 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323028719I

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON BOTH ATTEMPTS TO LAND.  NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT WITH RIM DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8970G (2)

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

- [Incident 20000204002759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000204002759I), Feb 4, 2000: Cessna 182N (N8970G), Laurel, MD, Minor damage. Pilot activited runway lights, circled, W18, to get a look and then turn entered the traffic for runway 3. On first attempt pilot landed, claims things just…
- [Accident 19970611013889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013889A), Jun 11, 1997: Cessna 182N (N8970G), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. Flared nose high. CFI advised add power. 182 stalled bounced CFI added power. Relanded. No steering veered off rwy.

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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