# Accident 19890826031859A: Cessna 182, Atlanta, ID, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 17:14 local time
- Place: Atlanta, ID
- Airport: Atlanta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8002° N, 115.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8002&lon=-115.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5451B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5451B-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY DOWNWIND. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND RISING TERRAIN CAUSED TREE COLLISION ON CLIMBOUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA159), Aug 26, 1989: Cessna 182 (N5451B), Atlanta, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILUE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE DOWNDRAFT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE DOWNWIND, DOWNDRAFT, AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE SURROUNDING…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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