Cessna 182L N3348R

Summary

On 7 October 2003 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N3348R was involved in an accident near Randolph, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 October 2003 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Randolph, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.6694, -111.1681

Aircraft

Cessna 182L

Registration

N3348R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Randolph → West Jordan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04LA004

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing factors were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he made a short-field takeoff and corrected for a right crosswind. He attained an altitude of 75 to 100 feet when a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full right rudder. The aircraft descended in a left wing-low attitude, struck the ground, and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The tail separated from the fuselage and the engine separated from its mounts, coming to rest under the tail. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The pilot said the wind was from 200 degrees at 8 knots, with gusts to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.