Cessna 182-RG incident near Jacksonville, Florida, November 28, 1983
On November 28, 1983 at about 7:31 pm local time, a Cessna 182-RG, registered N61125, suffered minor damage in an incident near Jacksonville, Florida (Craig Municipal airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 28, 1983 · about 7:31 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Craig Municipal · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182-RG · all 182-RGs on the register
- Registration
- N61125 · no longer on the register · serial R18201615
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP. ONE OF THE NOSE GEAR LOCK PINS WAS FOUND FAILED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 3,261 hours in all; 45 in this make and model; 179 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,268 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Tampa Airways INC.
The flight
- Departed from: ORL Orlando FL at 6:15 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 22, 4,001 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 8 knots
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,200 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Observation at 7:33 pm from CRG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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