Cessna 182L accident near San Carlos, California, April 23, 1984
On April 23, 1984 at about 6:55 pm local time, a Cessna 182L, registered N3162R, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Carlos, California (San Carlos airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 23, 1984 · about 6:55 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- San Carlos, California · San Carlos · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182L · all 182Ls on the register
- Registration
- N3162R · registry record · serial 182-58562
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT MADE FOUR UNSUCCESSFUL LANDING ATTEMPTS FOLLOWED EACH TIME BY A GO-AROUND. THE FIRST ATTEMPT THE ACFT BOUNCED ONLANDING. THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE PLT STATED THAT THE WIND PUSHED THE ACFT FROM OVER THE RWY. THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE ACFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS LANDED ON THE FIFTH ATTEMPT. AFTERWARDS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FIRE WALL WAS DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 63 hours in all; 29 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days; 25 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 3, 1984
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TRK Truckee CA at 5:15 pm
- Destination: SQL San Carlos CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 30, 2,600 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 260° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 66°F (19°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:48 pm from SQL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N3162R on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna 182 Skylane 11,834 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Continental O-470R 107 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- San Carlos Airport · nearest airport
- Truckee-Tahoe Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,080 since 1982 · 1,096 in the last ten years
- California 28,112 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX84LA268.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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