# Accident 19860106001719A: Cessna R182, Leesburg, VA, January 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1986, 10:25 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6375T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6375T-2025-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860106001719A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GUSTY CROSSWIND. BOUNCED NOSE HIGH TWICE. THIRD ARRIVAL STALLED IMPACTED OFF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. OVER GROSS

## 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 BFO86FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA012), Jan 6, 1986: Cessna R182 (N6375T), Leesburg, VA, 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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