# Incident 19890323032479I: Cessna 182P, Newton, NJ, March 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1989, 13:48 local time
- Place: Newton, NJ
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0515° N, 74.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0515&lon=-74.7533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79182, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79182) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323032479I

## Narrative

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

SPUTTERING ENGINE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AIRPORT. FUEL FORCED OUT THROUGH CAP BY LOOSE FUEL BLADDER.

## Other reports on N79182 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861212072759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861212072759I), Dec 12, 1986: Cessna 182P (N79182), Wise, VA, Minor damage. Engine lost power in flight. During emergency landing, aircraft struck wires. Connecting rod and crankcase cracked.

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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