# Accident 19890222002379A: Cessna 182A, Brownsville, TX, February 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1989, 17:18 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9193° N, 97.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9193&lon=-97.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3826D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3826D-1990-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 65 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222002379A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SUN ON CLOSE FINAL FOR PRIVATE STRIP. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND STRUCK TREES. CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 FTW89LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA054), Feb 22, 1989: Cessna 182A (N3826D), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE SUNGLARE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE…

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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