# Accident 19911106051939A: Cessna 182H, Fortuna, CA, November 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Airport: Rohnerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8005° N, 124.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8005&lon=-124.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3474S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3474S-2009-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 270 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911106051939A

## Narrative

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

ON BIENNIAL FLIGHT PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT 20 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY ON A SHORT FIELD LANDING DEMONSTRATION.

## 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 LAX92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA048), Nov 6, 1991: Cessna 182H (N3474S), Fortuna, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT.

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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