NTSB BFO85LA030 — 1985-03-27 · BRIDGEWATER, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N2318R

Make / Model: CESSNA 182G
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 21 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640413
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A20FB7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2318R Cessna 182G None

Factual narrative

DUE TO EXCESS ALTITUDE, DURING HIS 1ST APCH TO LAND, THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. THE 2ND APCH RESULTED IN PROPER ALTITUDE, BUT HIGH AIRSPEED. CROSSWIND CONDITIONS & GUSTS UP TO 22 KTS EXISTED AT THE TIME & TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED APRX HALF WAY DOWN THE 2755 FT RWY. SKID MARKS ON THE RWY WERE LIGHT FOR ABOUT 550 FT. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, CONTINUED ACROSS 50 FT OF GRASS OVERRUN AREA & DOWN A 10 TO 15 FT EMBANKMENT TO THE NORTH RIVER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE & WINGS SUBMERGED IN WATER. THE OCCUPANTS EXTRICATED THEMSELVES UNAIDED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_BFO85LA030.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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