# Accident 19831223064829A: Cessna R182, Pennington Gap, VA, December 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1983, 22:35 local time
- Place: Pennington Gap, VA
- Airport: Lee Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7502° N, 83.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7502&lon=-83.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736NJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736NJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,758 total, 19 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223064829A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. ELECTED TO LAND. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING DUE TO ICED WINDSHIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL84LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA074), Dec 24, 1983: Cessna R182 (N736NJ), Pennington Gap, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N736NJ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920903042079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903042079I), Sep 3, 1992: Cessna R182 (N736NJ), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pin part had broken in nose gear actuator assembly.
- [Incident 19920411016929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920411016929I), Apr 11, 1992: Cessna R182 (N736NJ), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. Landed with nose gear retracted. Pilot did not check gear lights. Gear horn sounded on flare.

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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