# Incident 19980801028559I: Cessna 182, August 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1998, 22:30 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5705B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5705B-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801028559I

## Narrative

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

INFORMATION FROM THE MENDOCINO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE CASE #1-98-002642. THE PILOT WAS INTOXICATED AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE FROM THE VIRGIN CREEK AIRPORT (A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP). WITNESSES ATTEMPTED TO PREVENT HIS DEPARTURE. THE PILOT REVED THE ENGINE, STARTED THE AIRPLANE FORWARDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, SPUN AIRPLANE AND THE LEFT WHEEL WENT INTO A DITCH CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO "NOSE DOWN." THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND MADE A LARGE HOLE IN THE TAXIWAY CAUSING DEBRIS TO FLY. THE WITNESSES LEFT THE SCENE TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT. UPON THEIR RETURN WITH LAW ENFORCEMENTS, THE PILOT HAD EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO HIDE IN NEARBY BRUSH WHERE HE WAS FOUND AND ARRESTED.

## Other reports on N5705B (1)

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

- [Accident 19980803047289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803047289A), Aug 3, 1998: Cessna 182 (N5705B), Willits, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was intoxicated and involved in an incident at the virgin creek airport on 08/01/98 while attempting to fly his plane back to Willits. He was…

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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