# Accident 19980407006029A: Cessna TR182, Maricopa, CA, April 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Maricopa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8395° N, 119.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8395&lon=-119.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5460T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460T-2002-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980407006029A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 7, 1998, AT 1030 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TR182, N5460T, OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR MARICOPA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE OWNER/PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT AT 1000. O FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REGULARLY FLIES THIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE OWNER WHO IS NOT A PILOT. THEY DEPARTED SANTA MARIA AND ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER AT THEIR INTENDED DESTINATION. BEFORE LANDING AT THE PRIVATE STRIP, THE PILOT NOTED A WINDSOCK APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTH OF THE STRIP INDICATING A LIGHT WIND FROM THE NORTH. THE WINDSOCK AT THE PRIVATE STRIP INDICATED NO WIND, SO HE CHOSE TO LAND TO THE NORTH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE DETECTED A "WIND PUSHING FROM THE REAR" OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE WIND'S VELOCITY TOO LATE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. HE REPORTED THAT HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND CONTINUED TO BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AFTER TRAVELING OVER A 5-FOOT EMBANKMENT. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER NOTED THAT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND THAT RAINSQUALLS WERE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) N5460T WAS ON APPROACH TO A PRIVATE AIR STRIP JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF MARICOPA CALIFORNIA. THE RUNWAY WAS DIRT AND A RAIN HAD JUST ENDED MAKING THE SURFACE WET. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS TO VISILIBITY. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE APPROACH AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, BUT TRIED TO LAND ANYWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET OF DIRT RUNWAY AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LOW SPOT AND THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND CRUSHING THE TAIL AND RUDDER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. WEATHER AND AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS WERE NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX98LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA133), Apr 7, 1998: Cessna TR182 (N5460T), Maricopa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the wind direction and speed, and, his inadequate compensation for those conditions. A factor in the accident was the short runway length, which limited the pilot's time to…

## Other reports on N5460T (1)

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

- [Incident 19940202005179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940202005179I), Feb 2, 1994: Cessna TR182 (N5460T), Paso Robles, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot failed to lower landing gear before landing. Aircraft slid to a stop in center of runway 19 at Paso Robles muni, Paso Robles, CA. Maintenance…

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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