# Accident 19820302058069A: Cessna 182, Pawtucket, RI, March 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8748° N, 71.3733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawtucket, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8748&lon=-71.3733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1837R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 40 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302058069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERE DOWNDRAFT DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING CAUSING CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA044), Mar 2, 1982: Cessna 182RG (N1837R), Smithfield, RI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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