# NTSB MIA78DLA42: Cessna 182, N3592F, Gainesville, FL, July 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1436   78/7/4    GAINESVILLE,FL      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 111
        TIME - 1130                    N3592F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINSVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DMGD GR,PROP,FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3592F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3592F), registered now, S/N 18257592, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: Gainsville Muni

## 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 19780704017239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704017239A), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 182J, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Dmgd gr,prop,firewall.

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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