# NTSB ATL81FKW08: Cessna 182RG, N4778S, Sevierville, TN, January 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1981
- Place: Sevierville, TN · SEVIERVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.8897° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sevierville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8897&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0021  81/1/16    SEVIERVILLE,TN      CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 292
        TIME - 1740                    N4778S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEVIERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GULFPORT,MS                 SEVIERVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4778S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4778S-2000-08-29), registration cancelled 2000-08-29, S/N R18201425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sevierville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810116000539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116000539A), Jan 16, 1981: Cessna R182, Sevierville, TN, Substantial damage. Made drop in landing. Bounced, ran off side of runway and nosed over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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