# Accident 20180915015719A: Cessna R182, Lumberton, NJ, September 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: South Jersey Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9431° N, 74.8447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9431&lon=-74.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7304T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7304T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180915015719A

## Narrative

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

ON 09-15-2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS, CE-R182, S/N 18200027, N7304T, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED LEFT AND ONTO GRASS AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ON GRASS, AND CONTACTED TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AILERONS, CONTROL SURFACES, EMPENAGE, AND PROPELLER AND SPINNER.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY THE BEGINNING OF THE LEFT THRESHOLD MARKER, AND IMMEDIATELY VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC AND SIC PROVIDED FULL RIGHT RUDDER; HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE GRASS AND CONTACTED A GROUP OF TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.   THE PIC AND SIC DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SUSTAINING 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 GAA18CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA556), Sep 15, 2018: Cessna R182 (N7304T), Mount Holly, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N7304T (1)

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

- [Accident 19850809037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809037919A), Aug 9, 1985: Cessna R182 (N7304T), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Hard landing resulted in sheared nose gear and buckled fuselage behind main gear attach points.

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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