# Accident 19891207049149A: Cessna 182E, Avalon, CA, December 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1989, 09:51 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3807° N, 118.4501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3807&lon=-118.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2957Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2957Y-1991-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891207049149A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST,LANDED LAST HALF RUNWAY AND SLID OFF END.

## 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 LAX90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA047), Dec 7, 1989: Cessna 182E (N2957Y), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO GO AROUND WHEN HE HAD TOO MUCH SPEED AND INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE…

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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