# Accident 19980720028139A: Cessna 182N, Fairbanks, AK, July 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1998, 20:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8103° N, 147.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8103&lon=-147.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92197, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92197-2020-05-29) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980720028139A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 ANC98LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA115), Jul 21, 1998: Cessna 182 (N92197), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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