# Incident 19970402016519I: Cessna R182, Swanton, OH, April 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1997, 23:26 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402016519I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE VFR IN CLASS E AIRSPACE. THE PILOTS WERE MONITORING TOLEDO APPROACH CONTROL FOR VFR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES. THE AIRCRAFT WERE 2 MILES APART ON CONVERGING INTERCEPT ANGLES. AIRCRAFT #1 WAS ON A 024DEGREE HEADING. AIRCRAFT #2 WAS ON A 150 DEGREE HEADING. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT 5,500 FEET. TOLEDO APPROACH ISSUED THE FIRST TRAFFIC ADVISORY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WERE 2 MILES FROM EACH OTHER. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED EACH OTHERS' FLIGHT PATH WITH 100 FEET OF VERTICAL SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N42GV (2)

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

- [Incident 20070507015699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070507015699I), May 7, 2007: Cessna R182 (N42GV), Franklin, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control upon landing in gusty, crosswind conditions. The aircraft departed the side of the runway into the grass. The propeller…
- [Incident 20020331004879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020331004879I), Mar 31, 2002: Cessna R182 (N42GV), Great Barringto, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he landed with the gear in the up position and forgot to put it down. When asked about the warning horn he stated that he had a bose…

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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