# Accident 20020921026479A: Cessna 182L, Mc Call, ID, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mc Call, ID
- Airport: Mc Call
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8889° N, 116.1014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8889&lon=-116.1014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42862-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921026479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS SIDE STEPPING TO LAND ON TAXI-WAY DUE TO CLOSE RUNWAY. PILOT UNDER SHOT TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT SAFETY. NO INJURIES. POST LANDING FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT. END OF REPORT.

## 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 SEA02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA177), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 182L (N42862), McCall, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and an acceptable rate of descent while on short final for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control after the resultant hard landing.…

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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