- Date
- April 2, 1986, 11:21 local (18:21 UTC)
- Place
- Saint Johns, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2691FCessna 182J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860402009519A
- Case key
- 25109
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Analysis
The plt said his wx briefing indcd VFR conds along the route with ocnl thunderstorm (tstm) activity that might require diversion. As he was apchg the st Johns arpt, the plt saw tstms & ovrcst clds ahead & decided to land & wait for the wx to improve. The UNICOM operator advised that the winds favored rwy 20 with a velocity of 20 gusting 25 KTS. The plt said that on final apch, the winds shifted; he noted the 2 windsocks were showing different directions. The windsock at the intersection of the rwys showed a wind from 270 deg, favoring rwy 31. The plt landed near the centerline of rwy 31. He said he was holding controls for the wind when a strong gust got under the left wing & picked it up. The acft then ran off the right side of the rwy, went into a ditch & nosed ovr. The wind direction meter in the arpt terminal was reported to be inop at the time the plt called for his arpt advisory. The demonstrated x-wind component for the acft was 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2691F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256791
- Airframe hours
- 6,010
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul E. Storey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1986 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- CNM · Carlsbad, NM
- Destination
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport
- SJN · St Johns Muni, runway 31, 5,300 × 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 356 total · 95 in this make and model · 302 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N2691F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.