Cessna 182RG N1837R

Summary

On 2 March 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N1837R, operated by James Cardono, was involved in an accident near Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 1982 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

North Central

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N1837R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Cardono

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Harrisburg → Pawtucket

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA044

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.