# Accident 20020802023489A: Cessna 182P, Mokelumne, CA, August 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2002, 15:05 local time
- Place: Mokelumne, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3333° N, 120.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3333&lon=-120.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8290G-2003-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802023489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY WHILE LANDING. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED. PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT.

## 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 LAX02LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA244), Aug 2, 2002: Cessna 182P (N8290G), Mokelumne Hill, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended flap setting of 40 degrees, which resulted in an undershoot short of the runway. Factors…

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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