# Incident 19980720029389I: Cessna 182Q, Medford, OR, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 13:39 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97073, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97073) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720029389I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING AIRCRAFT HIT A HOLE. PILOT DID NOT THINK ANY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. DAMAGE DISCOVERED ON POST FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N97073 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960313007799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313007799I), Mar 13, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N97073), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated it was a normal landing with a high rate of speed on runway. He wanted to make the third turn off. Upon heavy braking, aircraft started…

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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