# Accident 20030824020819A: Cessna 182, Brownsville, CA, August 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Brownsville, CA
- Airport: Brownsville Aero Pines Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4553° N, 121.2917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4553&lon=-121.2917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6250A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6250A-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030824020819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED Q21 (BROWNSVILLE AERO PINES) FOR LOCAL 91 FLIGHT TO TEST NEWLY INSTALLED RADIOS. THE 94-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, WITH EXPIRED MEDICAL, WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND AT THE CONTROLS DURING THE FLIGHT. ON LANDING AT Q21 THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BEFORE CONTINUING DOWN THE 2300-FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT/OWNER APPEARS TO HAVE LOCKED THE BRAKES ONCE BACK ON THE RUNWAY. DURING THE BOUNCE MR. WILLOUGHBY, THE PIC, TOLD THE PILOT/OWNER TO GO AROUND. THE PILOT/OWNER TOLD HIM IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH PILOTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PILOT/OWNER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NUMEROUS INJURIES.

## 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 LAX03LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA262), Aug 25, 2003: Cessna 182 (N6250A), Brownsville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were excessive airspeed, pilot-induced oscillation, and inadequate recovery from a bounced 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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