# Accident 19980620014389A: Cessna 182J, Markleeville, CA, June 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1998, 07:00 local time
- Place: Markleeville, CA
- Airport: Alpine County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7310° N, 119.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7310&lon=-119.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2772F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772F-1998-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980620014389A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. FLIPPED OVER. (.04)ON JUNE 20, 1998, AT 0700 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N2772F, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER AT THE ALPINE COUNTY AIRPORT, MARKLEEVILLE, CALIFORNIA.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN RENO, NEVADA, AT 0630 AND WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE ONE PASS OVER RUNWAY 35, BUT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST, SO HE PERFORMED A GO-AROUND.  HE STATED THAT ON THE SECOND APPROACH, HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS ABOUT 90 MPH.  THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO INITIATE A TAKEOFF.  HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 30 MPH.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE USED    FLAPS FOR THE LANDING AND LANDED AT A SLOWER SPEED. (-23) PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO BACK.

## 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 LAX98LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA206), Jun 20, 1998: Cessna 182 (N2772F), Markleeville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft on the landing roll. A factor is the pilot's neglect to lower the flaps and reduce his speed prior to landing.

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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