Cessna R182 N6375T

Summary

On 6 January 1986 at about 15:25 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N6375T, operated by Federal Bureau of Invst., was involved in an accident near Leesburg, Virginia, 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

6 January 1986 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Leesburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Leesburg Municipal (WO9)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N6375T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Federal Bureau of Invst.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Leesburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO86FA012

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

THE ACFT DPTD DCA WITH 4508,70GAL FUEL,AND 43LBS EQUIPMT ON BOARD WHICH COMPUTED OUT TO BE 26LBS OVER MAX GROSS. IT WAS FLOWN DIRECTLY TO LEESBURG,VA WHERE THE WINDS WERE GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST AND THERE WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDSHEAR W/I 2000AGL. BOTH PLT AND CO-PLT REMEMBER CROSSING OVR THE RWY #'S BETWEEN 20 AND 30 FT AGL BETWEEN 65 AND 68KTS. APPROX 500-700FT DOWN THE RWY THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS OVSVD BY A WITNESS TO ASCEND SLIGHTLY AND THE ACFT LOST FLYING SPEED AND FELL ONTO THE RWY. IT THEN BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR,STILL IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, AND SANK AGAIN BACK ONTO THE RWY. IT WAS THEN OBSVD TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT AND NOSE OVER BEFORE COMING TO REST IN FRONT OF THE PARKING APRON JUST SOUTH OF THE FSS. A WITNESS SAW THE WINDSOCK INDICATING A 90 DEGREE X-WIND & STANDING APRX'STRAIGHT OUT.' ANOTHE R WITNESS SAW A'HEAVY EXTENSION OF FLAPS' & A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. BOTH OBSERVATIONS OCCURRED AS THE ACFT FLEW LEVEL FOR APRX 500-700 FT ABOUT 20FT AGL. A ROAR OF PWR WAS HEARD AT TIME OF IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.