# Incident 19960926031539I: Cessna TR182, Niagara Falls, NY, September 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4359R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4359R) (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 TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 12 in this make and model, 600 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926031539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EDT A CESSNA 182TR REGISTERED TO SKYVU FLYERS, INC. COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTRUCTION MARKER WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP AT NIAGARA FALLS, NY AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO PERSON WAS INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT NIAGARA FALLS WITH A DESTINATION OF INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4359R (1)

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

- [Accident 19910415013029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415013029A), Apr 15, 1991: Cessna R182 (N4359R), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Lost electrics. Gear collapsed on landing. Alternator pulley shaft froze. Pilot failed lock gear down manually.

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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