# Accident 20070421008699A: Cessna 182A, Russellville, KY, April 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2007, 12:50 local time
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Airport: Russellville-Logan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8000° N, 86.8103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8000&lon=-86.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299AA-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070421008699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DROPPING SKYDIVERS. DURING THE LANDING ON THE SECOND FLIGHT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A THERMAL WHILE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. HE SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ACROSS A GRAVEL SERVICE ROAD, STRUCK ANOTHER EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS INCURRED TO ANY OTHER FACILITIES OR STRUCTURES.

## 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 NYC07LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA102), Apr 21, 2007: Cessna 182A (N299AA), Russellville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, during the initial climb after an aborted 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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