# Incident 19880403015459I: Cessna R182, Morgantown, WV, April 3, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737FR) (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 R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 553 total, 258 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403015459I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED THEN TRIED TO FORCE AIRCRAFT TO LAND. BROKE OFF NOSEWHEEL FORK ASSEMBLY AND DESTROYED THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N737FR (1)

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

- [Incident 19900708035589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708035589I), Jul 8, 1990: Cessna TR182 (N737FR), Morgantown, WV. Electrical power loss to communication and navigation instruments. Landed safely. Loose belt to alternator.

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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