# NTSB ATL82DA133: Cessna 182, N3440F, Summersville, WV, May 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1982, 20:30 local (May 15, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Coordinates: 38.280723, -80.839309 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2807&lon=-80.8393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72755/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA133

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MADE HIS LANDING APPROACH HIGH AND HOT. HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3440F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3440F-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 18257440, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257440
- Airframe hours: 2507
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James M. Gould
- Registered owner: Mountainer Pilots Club
- Departed: AKR, AKRON, OH
- Destination: AVP, SCRANTON, PA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 107, Summersville, runway 22, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 139 total, 17 in this make and model, 77 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles

## 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 19820514023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514023049A), May 14, 1982: Cessna 182, Summersville, WV, Substantial damage. Too high and fast, landed long, veered off side of runway to avoid running off end of runway.

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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