# Accident 20210731013379A: Cessna 182E, Eugene, OR, July 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2021, 10:07 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1283° N, 123.2184° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1283&lon=-123.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3186Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3186Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 820 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210731013379A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT MAHLON SWEET FIELD, EUGENE, OR (EUG), RWY 16R, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, THEN TO THE LEFT, AND BACK TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE EXITING UNCONTROLLED AT TWY A3 AND DOING AN 180 DEGREE TURN WITH THE RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE PILOT REPORTED A SIMILAR ISSUE WHILE LANDING AT DALLESPORT, OR (DLS), EARLIER IN THE DAY BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO ISSUES WITH TAKEOFF AT DLS OR THE INITIAL TAKEOFF FROM TRI-CITIES AIRPORT PASCO, WA (PSC).

## 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 WPR21LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA344), Jul 31, 2021: Cessna 182E (N3186Y), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to damage to the nosewheel strut that was sustained during a previous landing.

## Other reports on N3186Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19731221042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731221042219A), Dec 21, 1973: Cessna 182E (N3186Y), Hazel Green, AL, Substantial damage. 4 To 5 cups of water drained from carb air intake boot. Water standing on sod rwy. Barbed wire fence

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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