# Accident 19920418010609A: Cessna 182L, Tolovana, AK, April 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tolovana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8093° N, 147.7195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8093&lon=-147.7195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3405R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3405R-2018-03-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418010609A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ANC92LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA064), Apr 19, 1992: Cessna 182 (N3405R), Tolovana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY (LANDING AREA ON THE ROAD) FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE…

## Other reports on N3405R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810617041889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617041889I), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 182L (N3405R), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Parked aircraft by runway with pilot on floor behind seats blown over on its back by gusty wind.

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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