# Accident 20181204023189A: Cessna 182P, Reno, NV, December 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003M-2024-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181204023189A

## Narrative

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

ON A VMC INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, A BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED CONTROLLABLE AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT KRTS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9003M (2)

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

- [Accident 20050130001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050130001729A), Jan 30, 2005: Cessna 182P (N9003M), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of aircraft during landing which resulted in a hard landing of the aircraft.
- [Accident 19961231040889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231040889A), Dec 31, 1996: Cessna 182P (N9003M), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Tried return. Hit fence short runway. Waater in fuel leaky fuel cap. Recent annual and rain

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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