# Incident 20031116029429I: Cessna 182P, Key West, FL, November 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37TJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116029429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HARKRADER RENTED A CESSNA 182 AIRPLANE, N37TK, FROM PALMETTO SALES AND LEASING, INC., WHICH SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE TIE DOWN LOCATION ON OPA LOCKA AIRPORT, OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA, TO LANDING AND TAXIING TO A TIE DOWN LOCATION ON KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FLORIDA. MR. HARKRADER EXPLAINED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DUE TO THE BRAKES, WHILE TAXIING AT THE OPA LOCKA AIRPORT. HE TAXIED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY AND APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. HE TOOK OFF AND LANDED AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FLORIDA, AND TAXIED TO A TIE DOWN WHERE HE DISCOVERED THE PROPELLER HAD BLADE DAMAGE ON EACH TIP. BOTH OPA LOCKA AIRPORT AND KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A TAXI LIGHT OR ANY OTHER OBJECT THAT WOULD HAVE SHOWN DAMAGE FROM A PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N37TJ (3)

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

- [Accident 20240510004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240510004779A), May 10, 2024: Cessna 182P (N37TJ), Davis, OK, Substantial damage. Part 91, day, VFR flight from ktki to a grass strip (1950' x 150') 3 miles south of Davis, Oklahoma. No mechanical issues were reported with the aircraft prior…
- [Incident 20070619010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070619010629I), Jun 19, 2007: Cessna 182P (N37TJ), Jefferson City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) After landing on runway 12, the pilot stated that the aircraft pulled to the left immediately and the brakes were unresponsive. As the airplane veered…
- [Incident 20030710016229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710016229I), Jul 10, 2003: Cessna 182P (N37TJ), Ocala, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command was landing on runway 18 at Ocala, FL. The aircraft nosewheel was damaged due to a hard 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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