# Accident 20081112851209A: Cessna 182S, White Swan, WA, November 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2008
- Place: White Swan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2586° N, 120.7331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2586&lon=-120.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24658, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24658) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081112851209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOLEN FROM THE ORCUS ISLAND AIRPORT, AND FLOWN TO ABOUT 8.6 MILES SOUTH OF WHITE SWAN, WASHINGTON WHERE THE PERSON THAT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING.  THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE PERSON RECOVERING THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.  THE NOSE WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL.

## 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 WPR09CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA037), Nov 12, 2008: Cessna 182S (N24658), White  Swan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Collision with terrain while maneuvering for undetermined reasons.

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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