# NTSB NYC72FIG21: Cessna 182, N3046F, Gaithersburg, MD, April 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1972
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1572  72/4/23    GAITHERSBURG,MD     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 177
        TIME - 1400                    N3046F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.ANOTHER ACFT ON RWY AHEAD OF N3046F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3046F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3046F), registered now, S/N 18257146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## Other investigations on N3046F (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA68D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0208), Apr 14, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3046F), Smyrna, DE, substantial damage

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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