# Accident 20080726841619A: Cessna 182N, Big Creek, ID, July 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1331° N, 115.3219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1331&lon=-115.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92767, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92767-2012-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080726841619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2008 CESSNA 182-N S/N 18260346 N92767 OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT LICENSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STALL ON SHORT FINAL AT BIG CREEK (U60) IDAHO.  PILOT STATED HE HIT A DOWN DRAFT AND DROPPED ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET OVER THE NUMBERS AT BIG CREEK AIRPORT.  THE PILOT DIDN'T REPORT THIS ACCIDENT OR SEEK A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO MOVE THIS AIRCRAFT FROM THIS LOCATION.  AGAINST THE ADVICE OF LOCAL PILOTS AND TWO A&P-IA HE ELECTED TO FLY HIS DAMAGED AIRCRAFT ON TWO MORE FLIGHT TO GET REPAIRS.

## 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 LAX08CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA250), Jul 26, 2008: Cessna 182N (N92767), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane encountered a downdraft during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

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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