# Accident 19920520019499A: Cessna 182Q, Port Sulphur, LA, May 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1992, 13:41 local time
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Birdwin Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4600° N, 89.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4600&lon=-89.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735SW-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 159 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520019499A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON SHORT RUNWAY IN STRONG TAILWIND. UNABLE TO STOP. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND AND STRUCK LEVEE ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 FTW92LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA136), May 20, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N735SW), Port Sulphur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT PLANNED THE APPROACH WITH A TAILWIND AND DID NOT ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE DELAYED ABORTED LANDING.

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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