# Accident 20000701010759A: Cessna 182Q, South Lake Taho, CA, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4892N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4892N-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,050 total, 16 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00TA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00TA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701010759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 1, 2000 AT 1745 PDT, CESSNA182, N4892N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT (TVL), CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT, GEORGE R. REGAN WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL.                                                      (.4) ON JULY 1, 2000, AT 1730 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N4892N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) AND BEING OPERATED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP), AN EXTENSION OF THE USAF RESERVE, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 ON A PUBLIC-USE FLIGHT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ELKO REGIONAL AIRPORT, ELKO, NEVADA, ABOUT 1500, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILLED. THE PILOT STATED THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ADVISED HIM THE TEMPERATURE WAS 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE FROM 240 TO 270 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 12 KNOTS. HE FLEW A STRAIGHT IN LANDING PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. AS HE PRE PARED TO FLARE, THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY, HIT HARD, AND BOUNCED INTO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. HE ADDED POWER BUT STATED THE NOSE FELL THROUGH AND STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. THE SAFETY BOARD WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DAMAGE DETERMINATION ON JULY 17, 2000.

## 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 LAX00TA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00TA269), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna 182Q (N4892N), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed margin resulting in a stall and hard landing.

## Other reports on N4892N (1)

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

- [Accident 20030531011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531011699A), May 31, 2003: Cessna 182Q (N4892N), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot's statement: dear Mr. Roche, thank you for your time and evaluation of the incident at tvl on Saturday, 05-31-03. The following is the statement…

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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