# Accident 19970201001019A: Cessna 182K, El Dorado, KS, February 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Airport: Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7741° N, 96.8176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport (EQA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7741&lon=-96.8176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2893R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2893R-2016-04-19) (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 O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 140 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001019A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A 5 TO 6 FOOT DEEP DITCH LOCATED APPROXIMTELY 30 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2893R (1)

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

- [Accident 20111030025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030025899A), Oct 30, 2011: Cessna 182K (N2893R), Branson West, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was departing runway 21 at Branson West muni - emerson field (kfwb). Shortly after adding power, his seat moved back, and he could 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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