# Incident 19920404011839I: Cessna 182B, Madera, CA, April 4, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Parachute Jumping
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7290E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7290E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404011839I

## Narrative

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

PARACHUTIST MADE HIS LANDING TURN INTO THE WIND AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE. STRUCK THE GROUND HARD. BROKE BOTH LEGS.

## Other reports on N7290E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910412010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910412010239A), Apr 12, 1991: Cessna 182B (N7290E), Madera, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel returning after jumpers away. Struck powerline during forced landing and crashed.

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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