# Accident 19890528013419A: Cessna 182R, Tutwiler, MS, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tutwiler, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0096° N, 90.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0096&lon=-90.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2739C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2739C) (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 182R
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,030 total, 997 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528013419A

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN CROSSWIND GUST AFTER LANDING FORCED AIRCRAFT OFF GRAVEL STRIP AND INTO A DITCH. DUST DEVILS SEEN IN AREA.

## 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 MIA89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA161), May 28, 1989: Cessna 182R (N2739C), Tutwiler, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL WHILE ON THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N2739C (1)

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

- [Incident 20240525015809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240525015809I), May 25, 2024: Cessna R182 (N2739C), Savannah, GA, Minor damage. The pilot extended the landing gear and the green down and locked light did not illuminate. He recycled the gear and performed a pass down the runway for a…

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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