# Accident 20190904012459A: Cessna 182J, Charleston, WV, September 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2019, 23:19 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3694° N, 81.6019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3694&lon=-81.6019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2408Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2408Q-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,342 total, 1,754 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA525) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190904012459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED TO REGAIN NIGHTTIME PROFICIENCY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 5.  THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE END OF THE ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) SHEERING OFF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND SLIDING INTO THE EMAS APPROX. 20 YARDS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED NO AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL ISSUES NOR AIRFIELD ISSUES.

## 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 GAA19CA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA525), Sep 5, 2019: Cessna 182 (N2408Q), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach path at night and his misjudgment of the landing point, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with the runway's engineered materials arrestor system.

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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