# Accident 19980702015939A: Cessna 182N, Big Creek, ID, July 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1998, 19:30 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGSA
- Location: 44.5901° N, 115.5692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5901&lon=-115.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92519, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92519) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 10 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980702015939A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OVER FLEW THE AIRSTRIP TWICE BEFORE SETTING UP FOR FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGH SO HE SLIPPED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHIN THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE LENGTH OF THE AIRSTRIP IN A FULL STALL ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TOUCH DOWN WAS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE DUE TO CONES THAT WERE PLACED ON THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT FROM THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN TO IMPACT WITH THE FENCE, THE AIRPLANE WAS GRADUALLY SLIDING TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL AND BRAKING ACTION, HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE GRASS AIRSTRIP WAS WET AND THAT THE SURFACE WAS ROUGHER THAN WHAT HE HAD REMEMBERED FROM PREVIOUS FLIGHTS INTO THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                          (-23)A/C SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO FENCE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AND STRUCK A TREE THEN CAME TO REST.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE LANDED SLIGHTLY   FAST AND LONG. THE PILOT STATED THAT NO AIRCRAFT OR OTHER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED.

## 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 SEA98LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA117), Jul 3, 1998: Cessna 182N (N92519), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained. A wet runway surface was a factor.

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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