# Accident 19910511015409A: Cessna 182N, Shelton, WA, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 14:35 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2306° N, 123.1992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2306&lon=-123.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8949G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8949G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015409A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. MADE HARD LANDING DUE WIRES AND TRAFFIC. CONNECTING RODS FAILED. TWO HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.

## 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 SEA91LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA103), May 11, 1991: Cessna 182N (N8949G), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE WHEN THE PILOT WAS OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE A HARD LANDING AFTER AN INADVERTENT STALL PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON A…

## Other reports on N8949G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210713010689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210713010689I), Jul 13, 2021: Cessna 182N (N8949G), Bellingham, WA, Minor damage. On July 13, 2021 at approximately 1700 hours local time, Cessna 182F with aircraft registration N8949G, departed runway 16 at Bellingham international airport…

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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