# Accident 19940418008379A: Cessna 182, Hanksville, UT, April 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3720° N, 110.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanksville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3720&lon=-110.7135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5045D-1997-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,274 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940418008379A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. OVERRAN OPEN SECTION. STRUCK DIRT MOUND. FLIPPED OVER. APPROACH SPEED TOO FAST.

## 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 SEA94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA104), Apr 18, 1994: Cessna 182 (N5045D), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCESS AIRSPEED MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT ON FINAL APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS INCLUDE LOOSE GRAVEL, AND A BERM OFF THE END OF THE INTENDED LANDING STRIP.

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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