# Accident 20200922018519A: Cessna 182K, Lincolnton, GA, September 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2020, 17:11 local time
- Place: Lincolnton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7696° N, 82.4545° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7696&lon=-82.4545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601Q-2023-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 160 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200922018519A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPED A LOW PASS BETWEEN TREES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE POND. THE RIGHT WING WAS REPORTED TO BE ALMOST VERTICAL AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE POND AT THE WATERS EDGE, THE DEBRIS FIELD COVERED ABOUT 220' IN A NORTHERN TRAJECTORY WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE WRECKAGE RESTING SUBMERGED APPROXIMATELY 150' FROM INITIAL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 ERA20LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA329), Sep 22, 2020: Cessna 182 (N2601Q), Lincolnton, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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