# NTSB ATL81FA042: Cessna 182Q, N4798N, Abbingdon, VA, January 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1981
- Place: Abbingdon, VA · ABBINGDON, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0537  81/1/30    ABBINGDON,VA        CESSNA 182Q         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0755                    N4798N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     38, 5750 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGINIA HIGHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  TRI-CITY,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- 4IN SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4798N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Virginia Highland

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810130032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810130032599A), Jan 30, 1981: Cessna 182Q, Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. Landed cross downwind on snow covered runway. Snow packed in wheel pant locking wheel. Ran off runway, nosed over.

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.

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