# Accident 19911029048269A: Cessna 182J, Rolla, MO, October 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1991, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rolla, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9400° N, 91.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9400&lon=-91.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2412Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2412Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029048269A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING DRIZZLE AND FOG. ELECTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. HIT DITCH. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. NO WX BRIEFING

## 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 CHI92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA019), Oct 29, 1991: Cessna 182U (N2412Q), Rolla, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER FLARE ON LANDING. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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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