- Date
- January 19, 1985, 18:45 local (Jan 20, 1985, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N735QNCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850119002129A
- Case key
- 21658
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Deteriorating wx was encountered & the plt elected to land short of the original destn. He was provided vectors for an ILS apch to rwy 35R at abiline, TX. During the night apch, he encountered strong gusty winds, severe turbulence & restricted visibility. The plt stated that at least one time, the airspeed dropped 20 KTS, indicating wind shear. Also, he stated that as he contacted the tower, he got a brief look at the arpt lights & started a gentle turn to correct to the localizer. Shortly after that, after he was cleared for the ILS apch & landing, the acft impacted the ground while still south of the outer marker. Prior to the flt, the plt had obtained a wx briefing & was warned of wide spread cloud cover, gusty winds & wind shear associated with a passing frontal sys.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735QN
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265602
- Airframe hours
- 683
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Woodward
- Registered owner
- Ruth Ann Woodward/Ted Croom
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1984 · 122 hours before
- Departed
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Destination
- ABI
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ABI · Abilene Muni, runway 35R, 7,200 × 150 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 464 total · 26 in this make and model · 233 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABI, 8 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.