# Accident 19960912028479A: Cessna 182Q, Lowell, AR, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Lowell, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0613° N, 94.1629° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0613&lon=-94.1629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97685, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97685) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912028479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A GRASS STRIP, FLARED, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. (-23) PILOT MADE A SHORT FIELD LANDING ON 2,000' STRIP. TOUCH DOWN WAS MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 1,200' MARK. DURING ROLLOUT, PILOT FAILED TO BRING AIRCRAFT TO FULL STOP. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO OVERRUN AREA AND STRUCK A TREE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE.

## 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 FTW96LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA387), Sep 12, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N97685), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors were gust and the slick, mowed 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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