# Accident 19920101001139A: Cessna 182Q, Eustis, FL, January 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1992, 21:00 local time
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Airport: Mid Florida Air Service Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8433° N, 81.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8433&lon=-81.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7582S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7582S-1996-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920101001139A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON NIGHT APPROACH TO AIRPORT. REMAINED AIRBORNE AND LANDED AT NEARBY AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA92LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA055), Jan 2, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N7582S), Eustis, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE RESULTING IN UNDERSHOOTING THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.

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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