# NTSB NYC81FFJ09: Cessna 182, N3048F, Buffalo, NY, April 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1981
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0829  81/4/10    BUFFALO,NY          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 259
        TIME - 2350                    N3048F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCE,RI               BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN MUD BETWEEN RWY & TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3048F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3048F-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 18257148, 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: Buffalo

## 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 19810410022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410022309A), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna 182J, Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. During precautionary landing at night, pilot landed along side of runway and nosed over in soft shoulder.

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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