# NTSB BFO85LA030: Cessna 182G, N2318R, Bridgewater, VA, March 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 27, 1985, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Bridgewater, VA
- Coordinates: 38.37939, -78.959747 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3794&lon=-78.9597&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): 11168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO85LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11168/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA030

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2318R), registered now, S/N 18255418, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18255418
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850327011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850327011999A), Mar 27, 1985: Cessna 182G, Bridgewater, VA, Substantial damage. Downwind landing with excessive airspeed. Rolled off end of runway, down a riverbank and nosed over.

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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