# Accident 19980114000329A: Cessna 182M, Mount Pleasant, PA, January 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, PA
- Airport: Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1499° N, 79.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1499&lon=-79.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71763-1998-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980114000329A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LAND INTO SUN ON SNOW COVERED GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE STOP. TRIED GO ARAOUND HIT TREE. STALLED AND CRASHED. (.4)THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, WHICH WAS COVERED WITH A HALF-INCH OF SNOW.  THE RUNWAY IS 2,295 FEET LONG.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED OVER 50 FOOT HIGH TREES, ABOUT 300 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 050 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE OR 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 IAD98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA022), Jan 14, 1998: Cessna 182M (N71763), Mount Pleasant, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to initiate a go-around, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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