# Accident 20010503007419A: Cessna 182Q, Canton, GA, May 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Canton, GA
- Airport: Cherokee County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 34.3087° N, 84.4284° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3087&lon=-84.4284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735LX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735LX) (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 certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503007419A

## Narrative

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

(-23)N735LX, A CESSNA 182, PILOTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 AT THE CANTON, GA. ARIPORT (47A). THE PILOT    STATED THAT AS SHE STARTED TO FLARE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE LEFT. SHE STATED THAT SHE CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE LEFT WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED ON AN ADDITIONAL 1000 FEET AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED A DITCH SEVERING THE STRUT AND WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND N735LX SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA051), May 3, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N735LX), Ball Ground, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR IS THE DITCH.

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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