# NTSB FTW84LA313: Cessna 182M, N71879, Georgetown, TX, June 30, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 30, 1984, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Coordinates: 30.639688, -97.680107 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6397&lon=-97.6801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA313
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA313

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, cruise - normal
  - object - bird(s) (contributing factor)
  - precautionary landing - performed, pilot in command
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded, pilot in command
  - landing gear,nose gear - buckled
  - fuselage - buckled

## Analysis

WHILE ON A X-COUNTRY FLIGHT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE. THE PLT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SHE MADE TWO HARD LANDINGS ON THE FIRST APPROACH AND THEN RECOVERED AND MADE A GO-AROUND. ON THE NEXT APPROACH SHE MADE A NORMAL LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71879](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71879), registered now, S/N 18259789, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259789
- Airframe hours: 2254
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R25 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Polish Blue Aero Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 1, 1984
- Departed: T04, GEORGETOWN, TX
- Destination: ACT, WACO, TX
- Airport: T04, Georgetown Municipal, runway 29, 4,100 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 95 total, 35 in this make and model, 61 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840630033239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630033239A), Jun 30, 1984: Cessna 182M, Georgetown, TX, Substantial damage. After aircraft substained bird strike pilot returned to field making a hard landing causing damage.

## Other investigations on N71879 (2)

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.

- [NTSB WPR25LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA241), Jul 28, 2025: Cessna 182M (N71879), Inhama, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing, which resulted in a wing strike.
- [NTSB BFO92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA063), May 13, 1992: Cessna 182M (N71879), Vandalia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY A PASSENGER DURING TOUCHDOWN.

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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