- Date
- April 13, 1983, 12:35 local (17:35 UTC)
- Place
- Block Island, RI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N575PMCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830413012979A
- Case key
- 35169
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft veered off the runway during landing and collided with a ditch. The approach to Block Island was normal and thelanding was made about one third down the runway. On touchdown, directional control was lost and the acft veered to the left side of the runway. The pilot stated that he applied right rudder and brake with a small amount of power to realignthe plane to the centerline. The acft then veered to the right, went off the rwy and hit a 4 foot ditch, 20 feet away from the runway. The right main gear and the nose gear were sheared off. All switches were cut and the occupants deplaned uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N575PM
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264045
- Airframe hours
- 1,924
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dugas Vending Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Northampton, MA
- Destination
- BID · Block Island, RI
- Airport
- BID · Block Island, runway 10, 2,500 × 100 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 214 total · 37 in this make and model · 63 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 8 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.