# NTSB DEN85LA238: Cessna 182D, N707UR, Monument Valley, UT, August 31, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1985, 12:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Coordinates: 37.08028, -110.250312 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0803&lon=-110.2503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16760/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA238

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind
  - compensation for wind conditions - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - aircraft handling - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - powerplant controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253149
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 74; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850831044019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831044019A), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna 182D, Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. Made a hard landing due to sudden shift in wind. Fixed base operator stated that wind shifts occur occasionally.

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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