# NTSB FTW78DRA42: Cessna 182RG, N7301W, Midway, TX, September 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Midway, TX · MIDWAY, TX
- Location: 31.0251° N, 95.7565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0251&lon=-95.7565&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3124  78/9/20    MIDWAY,TX           CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N7301W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 2167 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTSVILLE PRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAULS VALLEY,OK             MIDWAY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TRUNION AND NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7301W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7301W), registered now, S/N R18200051, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- 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
- Airport: Huntsville Prison

## 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 19780920033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920033879A), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna 182H, Midway, TX, Substantial damage. Trunion and nose gear actuator failed.

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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