# NTSB CHI80DET30: Cessna R182, N3132C, Roanoke, IN, September 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1980
- Place: Roanoke, IN · ROANOKE, IN
- Location: 40.9645° N, 85.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9645&lon=-85.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DET30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DET30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2262  80/9/22  NR.ROANOKE,IN         CESSNA R182         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1072
        TIME - 0930                    N3132C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             HUNTINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- SHORT FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3132C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3132C), registered now, S/N R18200238, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800922042609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922042609A), Sep 22, 1980: Cessna R182, Roanoke, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted off-airport landing on farm field. Crashed off end of field in plowed ground.

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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