# NTSB FTW82DQD07: Cessna 182A, N3855D, Presidio, TX, November 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1981
- Place: Presidio, TX · PRESIDIO, TX
- Location: 29.5603° N, 104.3653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Presidio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5603&lon=-104.3653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2570  81/11/16 NR.PRESIDIO,TX        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N3855D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA MUTA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT STOCKTON,TX           PRESIDIO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3855D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Muta Ranch

## 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 19811116082249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116082249A), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 182A, Presidio, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled off too high, stalled. Impacted runway on all three wheels. Bent motor mount and bulkhead.

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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