# Accident 20110724030179A: Cessna 182B, Sandy, OR, July 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6181° N, 122.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6181&lon=-122.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8426T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8426T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724030179A

## Narrative

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

DURNIG TAXI TO PARKING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, SUBSTANTAILLY DAMAGING THE WING / SPAR.

## 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 WPR11CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA347), Jul 24, 2011: Cessna 182B (N8426T), Sandy, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance between the airplane and ground obstacles.

## Other reports on N8426T (2)

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

- [Incident 19940702042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702042429I), Jul 2, 1994: Cessna 182B (N8426T), Byron, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: history of flight; on 07/02/94 at approximately 1245 local, Cessna N8426T, piloted by robert c. lasater, while on final approach for runway 22 lost…
- [Incident 19921004046039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921004046039I), Oct 4, 1992: Cessna 182B (N8426T), Byron, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into an unmarked construction area. Propeller struck parking apron. Misdirected by ground personnel.

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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