# Accident 20141015018179A: Cessna 182B, Orange, TX, October 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0681° N, 93.8014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0681&lon=-93.8014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2437G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2437G-2018-01-02) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 310 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141015018179A

## Narrative

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

WHEN THE FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON THE SCENE HE OBSERVED A C-182 ON IT'S NOSE IN THE GRASS BY RUNWAY 04 TAXI WAY AND PARKING RAMP.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 4, AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (KORG). HE WAS AT 25 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN HE OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THE OTHER END OF THE 4390 FOOT RUNWAY. RUNWAY (22).

THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, APPLIED FULL POWER AND BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC. THE CESSNA PILOT  DID NOT MAINTAIN HIS AIRSPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND, WHICH INDUCED A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SOUTH OF THE PARKING APRON ABOUT 3000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTUAL DAMAGE.  THE PROP WAS BENT, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN OFF, THE NOSE COWLING WAS CRUMPLED AND TORN, BOTH WING TIPS WERE TORN OFF, THE LEFT WING HAD LEADING EDGE AND SPAR DAMAGE BY THE WING TIP. THE EMPENAGE WAS BENT AND TORN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER WAS BENT FORWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND BOTH THE LEFT  AND RIGHT ELEVATORS WERE BENT.

## 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 CEN15LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA012), Oct 15, 2014: Cessna 182B (N2437G), Orange, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other…

## Other reports on N2437G (1)

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

- [Accident 19781110040219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110040219A), Nov 10, 1978: Cessna 182H (N2437G), Skidmore, TX, Substantial damage

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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