- Date
- July 7, 1985, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1739RCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850707029539A
- Case key
- 21792
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that on a pass over the pvt strip the wind sock as indicating the wind out of the north. In actuality, Midland regional arpt was reporting the winds from 110 degs at 13 KTS. Touchdown was made at a higher than normal airspeed. The acft landed long and subsequently ran through a fence at the end of the rwy. The plt stated the acft floated during the flare due to the tailwind and a low fuel load and by the time he got the nose gear on the ground, he was committed and could not go around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1739R
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200542
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgar Little
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1984
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 36, 2,200 × ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MAF, 5 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.
Other investigations on N1739R · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.