# Incident 20171021020169I: Cessna 182A, Arecibo, PR, October 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Arecibo, PR
- Airport: Arecibo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 18.4547° N, 66.7353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arecibo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4547&lon=-66.7353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3889D-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021020169I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE LEFT WING TIP COVER CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CREATING A DENT ON THAT SURFACE.

THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3889D (1)

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

- [Accident 20180610015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610015439A), Jun 10, 2018: Cessna 182A (N3889D), Arecibo, PR, Substantial damage. On jun 11, 2018 at 1615 hrs. (UTC), aircraft N3889D, a Cessna 182A, operated by skydive puerto rico departed from runway 8 in Antonio Juarbe pol airport (abo)…

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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