# NTSB ATL85LA123: Cessna 182P, N76RF, Atlanta, GA, March 14, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1985, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6765/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA123

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LDG WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS AND WAS BLOWN OFF THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76RF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76RF), registered now, S/N 18264735, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264735
- Airframe hours: 2035
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert J. Loewenthol
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 1985
- Departed: PDK
- Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree, runway 34, 3,966 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 900 ft overcast
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PDK

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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