# Accident 20150406004199A: Cessna 182F, Portland, TN, April 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2015, 21:20 local time
- Place: Portland, TN
- Airport: Portland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5925° N, 86.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5925&lon=-86.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3586Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3586Y-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150406004199A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A VFR NIGHT UNAIDED DOWNWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 1, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS BEYOND THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 1 IN A FIELD. RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SKIDDING ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 130 YARDS BEFORE BREACHING A FENCE AND THEN CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 150 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE, PROPELLER AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 GAA15CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA034), Apr 7, 2015: Cessna 182F (N3586Y), Portland, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around in time to prevent a runway overrun and collision with terrain.

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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