# Accident 19890506010989A: Cessna 182A, Lugoff, SC, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lugoff, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 34.2208° N, 80.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2208&lon=-80.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4985D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985D-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 140 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010989A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DROPPING SKY DIVERS ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING. IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT OF 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 ATL89LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA143), May 6, 1989: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Lugoff, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SPEED FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL ON FINAL APPROACH. HIS EXCESSIVE USE OF FLAPS…

## Other reports on N4985D (1)

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

- [Accident 19830728038979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728038979A), Jul 28, 1983: Cessna 182A (N4985D), Rochester, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing at night after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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