# Accident 20030209035259A: Cessna R182, Warwick, NY, February 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Airport: Warwick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2875° N, 74.2869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2875&lon=-74.2869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3338R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3338R) (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 R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030209035259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED 50' SHORT OF RUNWAY 21L IN THE SNOW. THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 125' DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA050), Feb 9, 2003: Cessna 182R (N3338R), Warwick, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds, and his failure to maintain the proper descent rate. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N3338R (1)

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

- [Incident 20130504009189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504009189I), May 4, 2013: Cessna R182 (N3338R), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. Pilot made a cross wind landing at Ocean City, MD. The pilot made a hard landing. The aircraft bounced and came down on the nose wheel, propeller and right…

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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