# NTSB ATL81FIG10: Cessna R182, N9854C, Gaithersburg, MD, March 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1981
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127377
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0316  81/3/12    GAITHERSBURG,MD     CESSNA R182         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N9854C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 792 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            88 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAITHERSBURG,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WND VRBL 220 TO 260,GSTG 10KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9854C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9854C-2000-07-21), registration cancelled 2000-07-21, S/N R18200472 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19810312009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312009569A), Mar 12, 1981: Cessna 182R, Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Landed long, applied brakes. Airplane skidded off departure end of runway down a hill and overturned.

## Other investigations on N9854C (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 DEN99LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA025), Dec 13, 1998: Cessna 182RG (N9854C), Glenwood Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor is his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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