# Accident 20090731015162A: Cessna 182J, Iowa Falls, IA, July 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2009, 13:54 local time
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport: Iowa Falls Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4706° N, 93.2697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4706&lon=-93.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989TP-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA491) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731015162A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED BELMIND AIRPORT (Y48) AND WAS ENROUTE TO IOWA FALLS AIRPORT (IFA).  HE WAS IN RANGE FOR LANDING AND ABOUT ELEVEN MILES OUT; STATED HE BEGAN TRANSMITTING HIS INTENSIONS ON UNICOM 122.8.  WITNESS STATEMENTS SUPPORT THE FACTS AS PRESENTED IN THE PILOT'S STATEMENT.  THE PILOT WAS ON LEFT HAND APPROACH TO IOWA FALLS AIRPORT AND ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 31 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOONEY BEL

## 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 CEN09LA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA491), Jul 31, 2009: Cessna 182J (N989TP), Iowa Falls, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots' failure to execute adequate visual lookout, resulting in the two airplanes colliding over the runway.

## Other reports on N989TP (1)

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

- [Incident 19950714024819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714024819I), Jul 14, 1995: Cessna 182J (N989TP), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Collided with taxiway sign while taxiing. Damaged propeller.

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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