# Accident 20120417006689A: Cessna 182G, Georgetown, CA, April 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9192° N, 120.8636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9192&lon=-120.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3272S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3272S-2012-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,600 total, 114 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417006689A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 PDT, N3272S CESSNA 182G COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR AFTER IT LANDED MID-FIELD ON RUNWAY 16 AT GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (E36). WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16, THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR, AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AS IT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY; ONE WITNESS DESCRIBED EXCESSIVE ENGINE SPEED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO AROUND, AND DESPITE HIS EFFORT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ABOUT 350 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, ACROSS A DIRT MEDIAN AND A TAXIWAY FOR NEARLY 250 FEET BEFORE IT IMPACTED WITH A HANGAR. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES.

## 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 WPR12CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA169), Apr 17, 2012: Cessna 182G (N3272S), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusting wind.

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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