# NTSB IAD78FID24: Cessna 182RG, N3353C, Williamsburg, VA, September 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Williamsburg, VA · WILLIAMSBURG, VA
- Location: 37.2689° N, 76.7087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2689&lon=-76.7087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3077  78/9/16    WILLIAMSBURG,VA     CESSNA 182RG        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 360
        TIME - 0920                    N3353C              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSBURG-JTWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 WILLIAMSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      DRIZZLE, RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT ELECTED TO ALTER NORMAL LNDG PATRN TO COMPNSATE FOR FOG PATCHES NEAR A/P.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3353C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3353C-2013-03-14), registration cancelled 2013-03-14, S/N R18200275, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Williamsburg-Jtwn

## 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 19780916032479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916032479A), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna R182, Williamsburg, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot elected to alter normal lndg patrn to compnsate for fog pat near a/p.

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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