# Accident 19960116044199A: Cessna 182K, Covington, LA, January 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Covington, LA
- Airport: Covington-Vincent Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4697° N, 90.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4697&lon=-90.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3098Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3098Q-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116044199A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MIDFIELD AVOID MUD FIRST PART RUNWAY. SLID OFF END RUNWAY. FACTOR LONG LANDING AND BRAKING ACTION. WET GRASS

## 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 FTW96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA099), Jan 16, 1996: Cessna 182K (N3098Q), Covington, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed touchdown which resulted in a landing with inadequate runway remaining under the wet runway condition. A factor was the wet grass runway.

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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