# Accident 19921111052841A: Cessna 182M, Suffolk, VA, November 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6991° N, 76.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6991&lon=-76.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91868) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052841A

## Narrative

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

DURING NON STANDARD CROSSWIND PATTERN ENTRY COLLIDED WITH N63532 THAT WAS DOWNWIND IN PROPER PATTERN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N63532, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19921111052842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052842A)

## 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 BFO93LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA006), Nov 11, 1992: Cessna 182 (N91868), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS IN THE CESSNA 182 TO VISUALLY IDENTIFY AND AVOID THE CESSNA 150 (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: USE OF A NONSTANDARD ENTRY INTO THE TRAFFIC…

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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