# Accident 19990914043909A: Cessna 182P, Summerville, GA, September 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Summerville, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6991° N, 85.2795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6991&lon=-85.2795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6863M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6863M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990914043909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED: ON LANDING A CROSSWIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AS IT TOUCHED DOWN AND PILOT LOST CONTROL.

## 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 ATL99LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA130), Sep 14, 1999: Cessna 182P (N6863M), Summerville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The missing throttle linkage bolt from the carburetor due to an improper engine installation by maintenance personnel. Factors were the tailwind present during the landing roll and the trees.

## Other reports on N6863M (1)

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

- [Accident 19790712026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712026239A), Jul 12, 1979: Cessna 182 (N6863M), Surprise, AZ, Substantial damage. Exper. Eng. Fire in flt. Made safe emer. Lndg. Found clogged carbuerator chamber. Carbureator overflowed.

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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