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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182D · Monument Valley, UT · August 31, 1985

Date
August 31, 1985 · 12:10 local
Place
Monument Valley, UT
Airport
Monument Valley
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N707UR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA238
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,584 total1,298 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made a hard landing due to sudden shift in wind. Fixed base operator stated that wind shifts occur occasionally.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A HARD LANDING DUE TO SUDDEN SHIFT IN WIND. FIXED BASE OPERATOR STATED THAT WIND SHIFTS OCCUR OCCASIONALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.