# Accident 19980709016339A: Cessna 182L, Mackinac Island, MI, July 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1998, 21:15 local time
- Place: Mackinac Island, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8492° N, 84.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8492&lon=-84.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42184, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42184) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 164 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709016339A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POLES LANDING. (.4)THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH POLES DURING A LANDING OVERRUN ON RUNWAY 26 (3501' X  75', DRY/ASPHALT) AT MACKINAC ISLAND AIRPORT, ON MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE HE HAD SELECTED 20 DEGREES AND 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON BASE AND FINAL RESPECTIVELY.  HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE FLAPS WERE UP UNTIL 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY AT WHICH POINT THE AIRSPEED WAS 80 KIAS.  HE HAD ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY.  UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE FLAPS SELECTOR AND ASSOCIATED INDICATOR WERE INDICATING 0 DEGREES. A  FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED THREE TIMES BY CYCLING THE FLAPS THROUGH 0 DEGREES, 10 DEGREES, 20 DEGREES AND 40 DEGREES.                            (-23) MR. NATTER STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND FAST (ABOUT I0 KTS).  HE DID NOT EXTEND FLAPS.  RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK FENCE.

## 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 CHI98LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA246), Jul 10, 1998: Cessna 182L (N42184), Mackinac Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a stabilized approach and a touchdown point. The factors contributing to the accident were the pilot in command's improper use of flaps and his not performing a…

## Other reports on N42184 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970607022009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970607022009I), Jun 7, 1997: Cessna 182L (N42184), St Ignace, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot landed the CE-182 on runway 08, the surface winds were reported as 090 degrees @ 13G18. As the aircraft touched down, a reported gust…

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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