- Date
- July 1, 1979
- Place
- Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8304SCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790701014799A
- Case key
- 135046
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1492 79/7/1 ROSWELL,NM CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N8304S PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSWELL,NM ROSWELL,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8304S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roswell
N8304SRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Cessna 182HAirframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8304S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA06CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHaines City, FLThe pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB MIA04CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLa Belle, FLThe inadvertent deployment of the main parachute resulting in damage to the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator.NTSB MKC66D0364Accident · No injuriesClosedCenterville, IA