# Accident 20160929017979A: Cessna 182B, Lakeport, CA, September 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9878° N, 122.8936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9878&lon=-122.8936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2613G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2613G-2018-05-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 87 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA520) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160929017979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ONLY OCCUPANT ON THIS VFR FLIGHT. DEPARTED 77S (CRESWELL OR) AT 1130 HRS PDT. LANDED AT KRBL (RED BLUFF CA) 1400 PDT FOR FUEL/REST STOP. DEPARTED KRBL AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 FOR 1O2 (LAMSON FIELD CA). NEAR THE LAMSON FIELD AREA, CONTACTED THE LOCAL AWOS. INDICATIONS WERE FOR RUNWAY 28. PILOT RECALL WINDS IN THE 8 KNOTS  RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS IN A SLIGHT LEFT QUARTERING CROSS WIND. PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT AND SET UP FOR LANDING APPROACH FOR 28. FINAL APPROACH WAS AT 65 KNOTS AND 40 DEGREE FLAPS FOR A SHORT, SOFT FIELD LANDING.  DURING THE LAST PHASE OF FINAL, PILOT DETECTED EXCESSIVE SINK,  APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN (A VINEYARD) JUST SHORT AND IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH RUNWAY 28. PILOT SECURED MASTER, MIXTURE, AND OPERATED THE QUICK RELEASE ON  4 POINT HARNESS .

## 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 GAA16CA520](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA520), Sep 29, 2016: Cessna 182 (N2613G), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed action to add power during the approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain prior to the approach end of the runway.

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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