- Date
- January 9, 1984, 21:07 local (Jan 10, 1984, 04:07 UTC)
- Place
- Alamosa, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3344FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840109001269A
- Case key
- 16322
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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
The plt reported the wx deteriorated en route & he decided to land at a small arpt due to the fog & poor visibility. The arpt beacon was operating, but the rwy lights were not illuminated. During a 2nd apch, he encountered fog & started to go-around. The acft impacted snow covered terrain while in a right turn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3344F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257344
- Airframe hours
- 3,755
- Engine
- Continental O-47O-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kremmling Flying Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 13, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- Montrose, CO
- Destination
- Kremmling, CO
- Airport
- ALS · Alamosa Mun/Bergman, runway 20, 8,499 × 100 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 294 total · 74 in this make and model · 183 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Temperature
- 3 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 1 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.