# Accident 19990628023979A: Cessna 182, Forest, VA, June 28, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 28, 1999, 21:40 local time - Place: Forest, VA - Airport: New London Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.3708° N, 79.2700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3708&lon=-79.2700&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5481B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481B-2002-02-11) (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 - Reported engine: CONT O470L - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 185 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA162) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628023979A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 28, 1999, ABOUT 2140 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N5481B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE NEW LONDON AIRPORT (W90), FOREST, VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO W90 FOR MAINTENANCE. BEFORE DEPARTING, THE PILOT REFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FACILITIES DIRECTORY TO CHECK THE RUNWAY LENGTH AT W90. ARRIVING AT W90, THE PILOT CIRCLED THE AIRPORT TO CHECK THE WINDSOCK, AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A DIRECT CROSSWIND. A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34, A 3,164-FOOT LONG RUNWAY, AS IT WAS SLIGHTLY UPHILL. THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY PLANNED FOR A HIGHER APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE "LIMITED LIGHT, AND TERRAIN." AS THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 34, ABOUT 60-65 MPH, WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GAS PUMPS AND HANGERS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT ABEAM THE AIRPLANE TO HIS LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE, BEGAN TO FLOAT, AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN WITH ABOUT 240 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE MAXIMUM BRAKING, BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD. REVIEW OF THE 1999 VIRGINIA AIRPORT DIRECTORY INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMPS AND HANGERS WERE LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT CORRESPONDED TO ABOUT 800 FEET REMAINING ON RUNWAY 34. THE WEATHER AT A NEARBY AIRPORT REPORTED WINDS OF 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN UNDER VFR FROM ROANOKE REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, TO NEW LONDON AIRPORT, FOREST, VIRGINIA, FOR COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. UPON ARRIVAL AT NEW LONDON, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, BECAUSE THE WINDSOCK APPEARED TO INDICATE A CROSSWING, AND HE WANTED TO LAND UPHILL. AFTER A NORMAL STABLE APPROACH, THE PILOT FLARED APPROXIMATELY 1,200-1,300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY (3,100 FOOT RUNWAY). THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO DECELERATE. AFTER FLOATING SOME DISTANCE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AND THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO SLOW DOWN. APPROX. 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY, AS HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT NOT STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT BRAKE WORKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT BRAKE WORKED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT AS EFFECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK APPROX. 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, THE FIREWALL BUCKLED JUST FORWARD OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD, AND THE RIGHT SPAR WAS DAMAGED AT THE WING ROOT. (.4) BEFORE DEPARTING, THE PILOT REFERRED TO THE AIRPORT FACILITIES DIRECTORY TO CHECK THE RUNWAY LENGTH AT HIS DESTINATION. ON ARRIVAL, HE CHECKED THE WINDSOCK AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DIRECT CROSSWIND, AND DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34, A 3,164-FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY PLANED FOR A HIGHER APPROACH BECAUSE OF THE 'LIMITED LIGHT, AND TERRAIN.' AS THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWA Y 34, ABOUT 60-65 MPH, WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GAS PUMPS AND HANGERS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT ABEAM THE AIRPLANE TO HIS LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONCE, BEGAN TO FLOAT, AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN WITH ABOUT 240 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE MAXIMUM BAKING, BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE FUEL PUMPS AND HANGERS WERE LOCATED IN A POSITION THAT CORRESPONDED TO ABOUT 800 FEET REMAINING ON RUNWAY 34. ## 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 NYC99LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA162), Jun 29, 1999: Cessna 182 (N5481B), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed, also causal was his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the night conditions and the tailwind. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.