# Accident 20020516010719A: Cessna 182Q, San Diego, CA, May 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2002, 18:24 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9031U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9031U) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516010719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DOUGLAS, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED MYF TO ACCOMPLISH THE REGULATORY 90 DAYS TAKE OFF AND LANDING CURRENCY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT OF THE FIRST LANDING THE INTENSITY OF THE SETTING SUN PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM SEEING THE REMAINING RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACQUIRE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MOVED UP IN HIS SEAT CAUSING HIS FEET TO COME OFF THE RUDDER/BRAKE PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 28R STRIKING A LOCALIZER ANTENNA. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT CORROBORATED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT OF THE SUN'S INTENSITY.

## 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 LAX02LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA165), May 17, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N9031U), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply continuous brake pressure. Sun glare is a contributing factor.

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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