# Accident 19981029031009A: Cessna 182, Weeping Water, NE, October 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1998, 19:20 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Airport: Browns Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8598° N, 96.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8598&lon=-96.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2291G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2291G-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,825 total, 476 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029031009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT AT NIGHT USING THE HEADLIGHTS FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE TO SHINE THE LIGHTS OF THE VEHICLE ACROSS THE RUNWAY TO BE USED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY CONTAINED BUMPS AND RUTS, OF WHICH THE PILOT COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER, CROSSED AND ADJOINING SOYBEAN FIELD, CONTINUED ACROSS THE BEAN FIELD, SHEARED THE NOSE WHEEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON, STRUCK ANOTHER BUMP/RUT AND OVERTURNED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DOING A NIGHT LANDING TO A GRASS AIRSTRIP THAT HAD TWO LIGHTS AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 17. THERE WERE NO OTHER LIGHTS MARKING RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED UNTIL THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT A RUT IN THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WENT AIRBORNE AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH A HARVESTED BEAN FIELD AND NOSED OVER WHEN THE NOSE GEAR HIT A RUT ON THE CROSSING RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRO              NG WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI99LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA014), Oct 30, 1998: Cessna 182 (N2291G), Weeping Water, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control. A factor was the uneven runway condition.

## Other reports on N2291G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860802047539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860802047539I), Aug 2, 1986: Cessna 182B (N2291G), Weeping Water, NE. After dropping chutist, engine quit due to fuel starvation.
- [Incident 19800421049789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421049789I), Apr 21, 1980: Cessna 182B (N2291G), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Parachute caught on elevator ripping it half off. Plane and jumper landed safely.

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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