# NTSB IAD78FIJ12: Cessna 182L, N42366, Man, WV, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Man, WV · MAN, WV
- Location: 37.7394° N, 81.8803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Man, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7394&lon=-81.8803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FIJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1719   78/6/4    MAN,WV              CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N42366              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDONALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAN,WV                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- STEEP APCH,T/D HARD IN 3-PT ATTITUDE,BOUNCED,HIT HARD ON NOSEWHEEL.NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42366-2012-11-07), registration cancelled 2012-11-07, S/N 18258987, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcdonald

## 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 19780604014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604014239A), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 182, Man,Wv, WV, Substantial damage. Steep apch,t/d hard in 3-PT attitude,bounced,hit hard on nosewheel.n solo endorsement.

## Other investigations on N42366 (1)

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 NYC08CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA268), Aug 2, 2008: Cessna 182L (N42366), Westerly, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of power due to a partial blockage of the air induction system.

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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