# Accident 19920430013119A: Cessna 182B, Chamberlain Gua, ID, April 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chamberlain Gua, ID
- Airport: Chamberlain Usfs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7995° N, 115.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7995&lon=-115.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8409T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8409T-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 225 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920430013119A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL. POWER ADDED BUT NO RECOVERY. IMPACTED HARD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA92LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA086), Apr 30, 1992: Cessna 182B (N8409T), Dixie, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DENSITY ATTITUDE AND THE DOWNDRAFT.

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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