# Accident 20020626015309A: Cessna 182L, Donnelly, ID, June 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2002, 07:06 local time
- Place: Donnelly, ID
- Airport: Donnelly Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7289° N, 116.0928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7289&lon=-116.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42505-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626015309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING A "CANYON APPROACH AND LANDING" AT THE DONNELLY, IDAHO AIRPORT, THE PILOT AND CFI LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS ESCAPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA112), Jun 26, 2002: Cessna 182L (N42505), Donnelly, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate during an attempted landing, and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors include a high density altitude , and trees near the…

## Other reports on N42505 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800518052699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518052699I), May 18, 1980: Cessna 182L (N42505), Deer Park, WA, Minor damage. Flew into volcanic ash which damaged windshield, leading edges & engine. Mt. St helen erupted 3HRS before takeoff.
- [Accident 19760818024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818024799A), Aug 18, 1976: Cessna 182L (N42505), Crescent City, CA, Substantial damage

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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