# Accident 19910802034339A: Cessna 182L, Macon, NC, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Macon, NC
- Airport: Nocarva Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4304° N, 78.0796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4304&lon=-78.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3146R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3146R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,035 total, 54 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802034339A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO STOP. SLID OFF END RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ATL91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA151), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 182L (N3146R), Macon, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACCURATELY JUDGE THE DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WET, GRASS RUNWAY SURFACE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3146R (1)

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

- [Incident 19951008039559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008039559I), Oct 8, 1995: Cessna 182L (N3146R), Canon, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot landed long and ran off the end of runway. [privacy data omitted]

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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