- Date
- August 31, 1985, 12:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Monument Valley, UT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N707URCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850831044019A
- Case key
- 16760
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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.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - unfavorable wind
Compensation for wind conditions - not attainedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Aircraft handling - inadequateCause
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Powerplant controls - improper use ofCause
Stall - not correctedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Flare - improperCause
Analysis
The pilot said that during app to ldg he encountered unfavorable winds in sheer or wind direction change causing the a/c to drop 4-5 ft onto the r/w resulting in substantial damage to the a/c.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N707UR
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253149
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henry Patrick Tighe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Destination
- 71V · Mounment Valley, UT
- Airport
- 71V · Monument Valley, runway 16, 3,100 × 75 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 74
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,584 total · 1,298 in this make and model · 46 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.