- Date
- April 23, 1984, 10:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3162RCessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840423016599A
- Case key
- 24241
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt made four unsuccessful landing attempts followed each time by a go-around. The first attempt the acft bounced onlanding. The second attempt the acft bounced several times. The third attempt the plt stated that the wind pushed the acft from over the rwy. The fourth attempt the acft went off the side of the rwy. The acft was landed on the fifth attempt. Afterwards it was noted that the fire wall was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3162R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-58562
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tri-X Investment
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 3, 1984
- Departed
- TRK · Truckee, CA
- Destination
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Airport
- SQL · San Carlos, runway 30, 2,600 × 75 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 63 total · 29 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SQL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.