# Accident 19930318005649A: Cessna 182F, Chandler, AZ, March 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2397° N, 111.7807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2397&lon=-111.7807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3211U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3211U-1995-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 989 total, 625 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930318005649A

## Narrative

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

WIND PICKED UP SUDDENLY FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. LANDED BUT WAS BLOWN OVER AFTER STOPPING ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 LAX93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA156), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 182F (N3211U), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N3211U (2)

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

- [Accident 19760305003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760305003589A), Mar 5, 1976: Cessna 182F (N3211U), Dumas, AR, Substantial damage. Hit Piper PA-25,reg n/r,substl dmg. Gusting to 20K.
- [Accident 19750301003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301003269A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 182F (N3211U), Gould, AR, Substantial damage. Plt made nose wheel touchdown. Dmgd firewall.

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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