# Incident 19891219052159I: Cessna 182L, Frankel City, TX, December 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Frankel City, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3843° N, 102.7821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankel City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3843&lon=-102.7821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3307R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3307R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total, 257 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/19891219052159I

## Narrative

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

BECAME DISORIENTED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A DRY LAKE BED. HARD LANDING AND NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF.

## Other reports on N3307R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800606018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606018489A), Jun 6, 1980: Cessna 182L (N3307R), Sweetwater, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft nose wheel hit ditch during taxi-in from landing.

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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