- Date
- September 16, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesboro, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3257UCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840916049379A
- Case key
- 6544
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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.
Undershoot
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot stated that while on final approach the aircraft encountered a downdraft and was forced down short of the runway. Pilot suggested that he may have also encountered possible wind shear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3257U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18254657
- Airframe hours
- 5,539
- Engine
- Continental O-47O LCR, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles G. Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1984
- Departed
- Waynesboro, VA
- Airport
- W13 · Waynesboro, runway 5, 2,009 × 50 ft, asphalt
N3257URegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2012 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 1,600 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.