# Accident 20000507036099A: Cessna R182, Monument Valley, UT, May 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2000, 11:35 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WIWA
- Location: 37.0797° N, 110.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0797&lon=-110.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3622C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3622C-2000-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507036099A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO CHECK THE AVAILABLE WIND INFORMATION. HE NOTICED THAT THE WINDSOCKS WERE INDICATING A 'VERY STRONG WIND' AND THAT ONE WINDSOCK WAS FLUCTUATING 20-30 DEGREES FROM SIDE TO SIDE.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL FLAPS AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL APPROACH.  DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE 4000-FOOT DIRT RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED 'SEVERE TURBULENCE.'  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE NOTICED THE AIRSPEED FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 50 AND 70 KNOTS, SO HE APPLIED MORE POWER; HOWEVER, A 'TREMENDOUS SINK RATE WAS DEVELOPING.'  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN 'VERY HARD,' BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.  AT AN ALTITUDE OF LESS THAT 100 FEET AGL, THE PILOT INITIATED 'A SHALLOW LEFT TURN TO AVOID A THOUSAND FOOT CLIFF.'  DURING THE GO-AROUND TURN, THE AIRPLANE 'DEVELOPED A SINK RATE THAT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.'  THE PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  DURING THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SMALL HILL WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE NEAREST WEATHER STATION, 49 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED WINDS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS

## 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 FTW00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA141), May 7, 2000: Cessna R182 (N3622C), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his delayed go-around, which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. A factor was the turbulent weather conditions.

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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