- Date
- May 30, 1985, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- St. Marys, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21211Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31406
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that he established a normal apch over the trees to the 2000 ft dry sod rwy. After clearing the trees, a high sink rate developed which was not arrested until the acft impacted the rwy on all three wheels, slid 66 ft, then nosed over. The plt stated that wind shear or turbulence may been a major factor in this accident. The winds were aligned within 10 degs of the rwy alignment at 12 knots. No wind gusts were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21211
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18261490
- Airframe hours
- 2,704
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clarence R. Shoop
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1985
- Departed
- 4J6 · St. Marys, GA
- Destination
- GA20 · Cumberland Is., GA
- Airport
- GA20 · Cumberland Island, runway 13, 2,000 × 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
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,328 total · 606 in this make and model · 1,169 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 1J1, 20 nm away