# NTSB FTW84LA175: Cessna 182J, N2689F, Weatherford, TX, March 26, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1984, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Coordinates: 32.750183, -97.770927 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7502&lon=-97.7709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21289/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA175

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inoperative (cause)
  - fluid,hydraulic - lack of (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - downhill

## Analysis

THE ACFT LANDED LONG & FAST WITH A 10 KT TAILWIND. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE REMAINING RWY & RAN OF OF THE END. THE LEFT BRAKE WAS FOUND INOP DUE TO A LACK OF BRAKE FLUID. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY PRIOR TO RUNNING OFF THE END. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 210 DEGREES AT 10 KTS GUSTINGTO 20 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2689F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2689F-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 18256789, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18256789
- Airframe hours: 3079
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 23, 1983, 21 hours before
- Departed: SEP, STEPHENVILLE, TX
- Destination: WEA, WEATHERFORD, TX
- Airport: WEA, Parker County, runway 35, 2,950 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 285 total, 51 in this make and model, 241 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at: WEA

## 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 19840326008539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326008539A), Mar 26, 1984: Cessna 182J, Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast downwind. Unable to stop. Ran off end and over an embankment. Left brake was out of fluid.

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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