- Date
- April 22, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Buckhannon, WV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3155ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820422014129A
- Case key
- 70069
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported making a normal approach to runway 26 in turbulent and windy conditions. He estimated that the wind was from 360 degrees at 15 to 20 knots. After the main wheels touched down, he encountered a gust of wind that he estimated was above 30 knots. At that time, the plane veered off the runway and struck a fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3155E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271454
- Airframe hours
- 1,523
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Berd Aviation
- Registered owner
- Joe Beam
- Departed
- W67 · Charleston, WV
- Destination
- CRW · Buckhannon, WV
- Airport
- W67 · Lewis Field, runway 26, 2,670 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 52 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.