# Accident 20090227003889A: Cessna TR182, Amaragosa Vall, NV, February 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Amaragosa Vall, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4894° N, 116.4214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4894&lon=-116.4214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518S-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 65 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090227003889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CESSNA TR182, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP AT AMARAGOSA VALLEY, NV ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT COMING INTO CONTACT WITH VEGITATION AND GROUND, SHEARING OFF NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THREE OCCUPANTS.  AMENDED -23, AIRCRAFT CESSNA TR182, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED BESIDE AMARGOSA, NV DIRT RUNWAY ON FEBRUARY 27, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 DUE TO HARD LANDING BY PILOT FAILING TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY, STRIKING A METAL POLE AND BRUSH OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 77 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE DOWN, UPRIGHT, LEANING TO THE RIGHT.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BREAKING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  THE PILOT AND ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO POST FIRE.

## 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 WPR09CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA131), Feb 27, 2009: Cessna TR182 (N2518S), Amargosa Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and runway alignment.

## Other reports on N2518S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930515018689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515018689I), May 15, 1993: Cessna TR182 (N2518S), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Made fly by tower. Gear appeared down. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Accident 19810727045369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045369A), Jul 27, 1981: Cessna 182R (N2518S), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Flared nose-high on landing. Hit tail cone on runway. Jammed elevator, bounced. Final impact off runway.

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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