# Accident 19920905042489A: Cessna 182A, Santa Monica, CA, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 14:41 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0102° N, 118.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0102&lon=-118.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54566-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 320 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905042489A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. NOSE WHEEL SHEARED STRIKING 9 INCHES BELOW RUNWAY LIP. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX92LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA375), Sep 5, 1992: Cessna 182A (N54566), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH; HIS FAILURE TO SELECT THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT; AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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