# NTSB ATL83LA278: Cessna 182Q, N5262N, Orange City, VA, July 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1983, 11:18 local (15:18 UTC)
- Place: Orange City, VA
- Coordinates: 38.239448, -78.109764 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2394&lon=-78.1098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA278
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA278

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WINDS WERE CROSSING THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS DURING THE APPROACH. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5262N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267611
- Airframe hours: 423
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas J. Morgan
- Registered owner: March Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 16, 1983, 18 hours before
- Departed: CULPEPPER, VA
- Airport: W19, Orange County, runway 25, 2,300 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 275 total, 15 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F

## 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 19830716032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716032969A), Jul 16, 1983: Cessna 182Q, Orange, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed long running off end of runway and hitting tree.

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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