# NTSB ATL84LA288: Cessna 182, N3257U, Waynesboro, VA, September 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 16, 1984, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Coordinates: 38.05978, -78.900848 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0598&lon=-78.9008&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA288
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6544/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA288

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3257U-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 18254657, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254657
- Airframe hours: 5539
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840916049379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049379A), Sep 16, 1984: Cessna 182F, Waynesboro, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft undershot landing and crashed short of runway. Pilot claimed windshear.

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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