# Accident 19990521022069A: Cessna 182N, Granite, OR, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: Granite, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7491° N, 118.2004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7491&lon=-118.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92887, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92887) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521022069A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 1999, AT 1215 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182N, N92887, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BUTLER AIRCRAFT COMPANY AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A ROAD NEAR GRANITE, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM REDMOND, OREGON, ABOUT ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND SUBSEQUENT WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE INTENDED TO LAND ON A ROAD LOCATED ABOUT ONE MILE WEST OF TOWN.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FIRST FLEW OVER THE ROAD TO CHECK FOR OBSTACLES.  THE PILOT DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTACLES AND SET-UP FOR THE LANDING.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN FURTHER ALONG THE ROAD THAN HE INTENDED.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A ROAD SIGN THAT THE PILOT DID NOT SEE FROM THE AIR.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE ROADWAY CENTERLINE.  APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FURTHER, THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE.  THE AIRPLANE VEER ED FURTHER OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A MOUND OF DIRT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABOUT 90 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL BEFORE COMING TO REST.         (-23)ON MAY 12, 1999 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215L, A CESSNA 182N, REGISTRATION NUMBER N92887 LANDED FROM WEST TO EAST ON GRANT COUNTY ROAD 24, AND THE INTERSECTION OF USFS ROAD 73, 1.2 MILES WEST OF GRANITE, OR.  GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  THE OFFICER ALSO TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE.  THE OFFICER FURTHER REPORTED THA SEVERAL TREES AND USFS ROAD SIGNS HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SKIDDED TO A REST UP A TAILING PILE.  THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICER THAT HE LEFT THE SCENE AND THEN RETURNED WITH THE HELP TO PUMP FUEL OUT OF THE TANKS AND MOVE THE AICRAFT OUT OF THE WAY OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.  THE OFFICER DIPPED THE TANKS AND REPORTED THAT THE LEFT TANK SHOWED ABOUT 1" OF FUEL ON THE STICK AND THE RIGHT SHOWED NONE.

## 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 SEA99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA068), May 21, 1999: Cessna 182N (N92887), Granite, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Clearance was not maintained. A sign and the selection of unsuitable terrain for landing were factors.

## Other reports on N92887 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861013063929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861013063929I), Oct 13, 1986: Cessna 182N (N92887), Redmond, OR. Pilot became incapacitated on takeoff roll. Non pilot, with ATC help, safely landed aircraft.

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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