# Accident 20011218034019A: Cessna 182K, Nashville, MI, December 18, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5999° N, 85.0905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5999&lon=-85.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2607Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2607Q-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011218034019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON HIS PRIVATE 1,940 FOOT AIRSTRIP. TOUCHED DOWN APPROX. 1/2 OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN APPROX. 15 FOOT DEEP DRAIN DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY. (.19) ON DECEMBER 18, 2001, AT 1600 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182K, N2607Q, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HASTINGS, MICHIGAN, AT 1545, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO NASHVILLE, MICHIGAN. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE HAD COME TO REST IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PILOT'S PRIVATELY-OWNED GRASS AIRSTRIP. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 CHI02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA054), Dec 18, 2001: Cessna 182K (N2607Q), Nashville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the proper touchdown point on the runway during the landing and his improper in-flight planning and decision. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot misjudging his speed…

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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