# Accident 19990227045049A: Cessna 182J, Franklin, NC, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999
- Place: Franklin, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1791° N, 83.3799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1791&lon=-83.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N460JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N460JM-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227045049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 27, 1999, AT APPROX. 1415 EST, N460JM WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO MACON COUNTY AIRPORT (1A5). PILOT STATES THAT A/C WAS ON FINAL LANDING AND THAT THE AIRSPEED BECAME TO SLOW. PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER, THE A/C YAWED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS FOUND APPROX. .2 MILES TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 25, OFF OF AIRPORT PROPERTY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA094), Feb 27, 1999: Cessna 182J (N460JM), Franklin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane on final approach resulting in the in-flight collision with trees and the ground.

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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