# NTSB SEA78FYM46: Cessna R182, N4105C, Troutdale, OR, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Troutdale, OR · TROUTDALE, OR
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2842   78/8/3    TROUTDALE,OR        CESSNA R182         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1524                    N4105C              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROUTDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEVIEW,OR                 JOHN DAY,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR HYD DOWN LINE RUPTURED AT SWAGED FITTING. 37HRS SINCE NEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4105C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4105C), registered now, S/N R18200322 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Troutdale

## 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 19780803031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803031069A), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna R182, Troutdale, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gr hyd down line ruptured at swaged fitting. 37HRS since new

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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