# Accident 20111026024959A: Cessna 182R, Lexington, OR, October 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, OR
- Airport: Lexington, Or
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4528° N, 119.6178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4528&lon=-119.6178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6545E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6545E-2016-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,827 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111026024959A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEXINGTON, OR (9S9) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME WITH ONE OCUPANT AND FLEW TO PASCO, WA (PCS) TO PICK UP A PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PCS AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 PDT WITH 2 PERSONS ONBOARD FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT BACK TO 9S9.  THE WEATHER WAS HIGH LIGHT OVERCAST WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS.THE PILOT INFORMED THE PASSENGER THEY WERE ON FINAL APPROACH, THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE END OF RWY 26.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES.  THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GO FOR HELP.

## 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 WPR12FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA021), Oct 27, 2011: Cessna 182R (N6545E), Lexington, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and terrain clearance on a dark night during the approach to landing.

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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