# NTSB NYC82DA044: Cessna 182RG, N1837R, Smithfield, RI, March 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1982, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Smithfield, RI
- Location: 41.9220° N, 71.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9220&lon=-71.5495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72631/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA044

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - throttle/power control - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33, A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT WAS EXPERIENCED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY ON FIRM GRASS, BOUNCED AND CAME TO REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE DOWNWIND END OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1837R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R182-00577
- Airframe hours: 456
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James Cardono
- Registered owner: James Cardono
- Departed: HARRISBURG, PA
- Destination: PAWTUCKET, RI
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: North Central, runway 33, 3,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 920 total, 40 in this make and model, 753 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 19820302058069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302058069A), Mar 2, 1982: Cessna 182, Pawtucket, RI, Substantial damage. Pilot claims aircraft hit severe downdraft during final approach for landing causing crash short of runway.

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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