# Incident 20200329006379I: Cessna R182, Smyrna, TN, March 29, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2020, 16:15 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PG) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 17 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200329006379I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MURFREESBORO AIRPORT (MBT). THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.0 HOURS PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SMYRNA AIRPORT (MQY) ON RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH HE NOTED THAT THE WIND HAD INCREASED SINCE TAKING OFF. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACT THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN FROM THE ROLL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTTROL AND BRING IT TO A FULL STOP.

## Other reports on N738PG (1)

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

- [Accident 20241118020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241118020449A), Nov 18, 2024: Cessna C182 (N738PG), Crowley, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot turned down wind of runway and touched down applied brakes aircraft started sliding to the left which then resulted in hitting the hanger doors.

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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