Cessna 182F N3211U

Summary

On 19 March 1993 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 182F registered N3211U, operated by James N. Fordemwalt, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. One person was 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

19 March 1993 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Muni (P10)

Coordinates

33.2397, -111.7807

Aircraft

Cessna 182F

Registration

N3211U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James N. Fordemwalt

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX93LA156

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WHILE TAXIING.

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

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THE PILOT SAID HE INTENDED TO PERFORM SOME NIGHT PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. HE SAID THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAD BEEN NORMAL AND THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT WHEN HE ARRIVED WERE CALM. DURING THE DOWNWIND AND BASE LEGS OF THE FIRST TRAFFIC PATTERN THE PILOT SAID THAT HE OBSERVED 'DUST BEING KICKED UP TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AIRPORT.' HE REPORTED THAT THE FIRST SIGN OF TURBULENCE BEGAN ON FINAL, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT HE BECAME AWARE OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING TO HIS PARKING SPOT, A SUDDEN AND VERY STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. GROUND WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED OBSERVING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE GENERAL AREA AND THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT A STRONG GUST OF WIND SWEPT OVER THE AIRPORT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.