# Accident 19881205052549A: Cessna 182P, Vidalia, GA, December 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Vidalia, GA
- Airport: Vidalia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2093° N, 82.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2093&lon=-82.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9107M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9107M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881205052549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER,CYLINDER RING BROKE. GEAR HAD FATIGUE.

## 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 ATL89LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA053), Dec 5, 1988: Cessna 182P (N9107M), Vidalia, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9107M (1)

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

- [Incident 19860328017449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328017449I), Mar 28, 1986: Cessna 182P (N9107M), Atlanta, GA. ATC instructed pilot to turn to avoid tca. Noncompliance as pilot changed frequency and continued.

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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