- Date
- March 27, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgewater, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2318RCessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850327011999A
- Case key
- 11168
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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.
Analysis
Due to excess altitude, during his 1st apch to land, the plt executed a go-around. The 2nd apch resulted in proper altitude, but high airspeed. Crosswind conditions & gusts up to 22 KTS existed at the time & touchdown occurred aprx half way down the 2755 ft rwy. Skid marks on the rwy were light for about 550 ft. the acft ran off the end of the rwy, continued across 50 ft of grass overrun area & down a 10 to 15 ft embankment to the north river. The airplane came to rest inverted with the nose & wings submerged in water. The occupants extricated themselves unaided.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2318R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255418
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chesterfield Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- W98 · Chesterfield, VA
- Airport
- VBW · Bridgewater Airpark, runway 33, 2,755 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 87 in this make and model · 120 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHD, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.