Cessna 182R N3338R

Summary

On 9 February 2003 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 182R registered N3338R was involved in an accident near Warwick, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2003 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Warwick, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Warwick (N72)

Coordinates

41.2875, -74.2869

Aircraft

Cessna 182R

Registration

N3338R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Milford → Warwick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03LA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds, and his failure to maintain the proper descent rate. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was on final approach to runway 21, a 2,150-foot-long, asphalt runway. The pilot reported he experienced a "sudden severe downdraft" just before touchdown and the airplane contacted the ground about 50 feet prior to the runway threshold. A portion of the nose gear separated, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane slid about 100 feet, before it came to rest on the runway. Winds reported at an airport about 18 miles north-northeast of the accident site, were from 260 degrees at 12 knots, with 20-knot gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.