# Accident 19920707023999A: Cessna 182Q, Melstone, MT, July 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Melstone, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5695° N, 107.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5695&lon=-107.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97046) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 421 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707023999A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROUGH TALL GRASS STRIP BY MISTAKE. NOSED OVER. SOFT WET GROUND. AIR STRIP DESTINATION OTHER SIDE OF TOWN.

## 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 SEA92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA146), Jul 7, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N97046), Melstone, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS SELECTED, ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND A GO AROUND WAS NOT PERFORMED.

## Other reports on N97046 (1)

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

- [Incident 19971003042149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003042149I), Oct 3, 1997: Cessna 182Q (N97046), Sandusky, OH. Narrative: ATC indicated pilot had entered restricted with another aircraft (N9260K), however N97046 was squawking standby on the transponder and was not…

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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