# NTSB MIA79DLD25: Cessna 182, N8861T, Brandon, FL, December 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Brandon, FL · BRANDON, FL
- Location: 27.9378° N, 82.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9378&lon=-82.2859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4249  78/12/23 NR.BRANDON,FL         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 796
        TIME - 1630                    N8861T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BRANDON,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8861T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sod Field

## 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 19781223039989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223039989A), Dec 23, 1978: Cessna 182H, Brandon,Fl, FL, Substantial damage

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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