# Accident 20150310002829A: Cessna 182L, Waycross, GA, March 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Waycross-Ware County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2483° N, 82.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2483&lon=-82.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42667-2018-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 600 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150310002829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT  WAS TAXIING OUT AND POWERED UP ON THE SECOND TURN BELIEVING HE WAS ON RUNWAY 18. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT ON RUNWAY HE CROSSED OVER RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 142 FEET EAST OF RUNWAY UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ERA15CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA152), Mar 10, 2015: Cessna 182L (N42667), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use any airport guidance while taxiing, which resulted in geographic disorientation and a takeoff attempt from an inadequate length and unsuitable surface.

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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