19980720028139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182N · Fairbanks, AK · July 20, 1998

Date: July 20, 1998 · 20:00 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92197
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA115
Reported as: Cessna 182N
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total

N92197Registration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Cessna 182NS/N 18260083 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 182N Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The pilot told two FAA inspectors that while attempting to land in five knots of wind, the airplane touched down short of the intended off airport landing site. The left wing dragged into tall brush, and the airplane nosed over. (-23) airman stated that he misjudged his touchdown point, landing short, and the left wing tip caught in the brush causing the aircraft to depart the left side of the landing area and nose over, upside down.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT TOLD TWO FAA INSPECTORS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN FIVE KNOTS OF WIND, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE INTENDED OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE LEFT WING DRAGGED INTO TALL BRUSH, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT, LANDING SHORT, AND THE LEFT WING TIP CAUGHT IN THE BRUSH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA AND NOSE OVER, UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC98LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor associated with this accident was the high brush at the approach end of the landing area.Jul 21, 1998 · Substantial damage