# Accident 19830423016169A: Cessna 182P, Van Horn, TX, April 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Van Horn, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0400° N, 104.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0400&lon=-104.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5990J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990J-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830423016169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING GUSTY CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO RAVINE BESIDE 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 FTW83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA207), Apr 23, 1983: Cessna 182P (N5990J), Van Horn, TX, 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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