# NTSB FTW80DRA29: Cessna 182, N3222S, Round Top, TX, May 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1980
- Place: Round Top, TX · ROUND TOP, TX
- Location: 30.0640° N, 96.6959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Round Top, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0640&lon=-96.6959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0591  80/5/10    ROUND TOP,TX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 600
        TIME - 1600                    N3222S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PAISANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   ROUND TOP,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CATTLE ON RWY 19,LNDD ON RWY 26.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3222S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3222S-1997-01-23), registration cancelled 1997-01-23, S/N 18255722 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Paisana

## 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 19800510012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510012429A), May 10, 1980: Cessna 182, Round Top, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on wet grass runway in a strong crosswind. Skidded off runway into trees.

## Other investigations on N3222S (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW96FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA062), Dec 6, 1995: Cessna 182G (N3222S), Caddo Mills, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command in each airplane to see-and-avoid conflicting traffic (inadequate visual lookout). The localized haze and smoke were related factors.

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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