# Incident 20250223002329I: Cessna 182S, Ray Township, MI, February 23, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2025, 09:16 local time
- Place: Ray Township, MI
- Airport: Romeo State Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7963° N, 82.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROMEO STATE (D98), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7963&lon=-82.9742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total, 800 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250223002329I

## Narrative

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

DURING BFR FLIGHT PILOT AND CFI WERE IN AC MAKING FIRST VISUAL APPROACH TO D98 RUNWAY 18, WITH THE INTENT OF CONDUCTING A TOUCH AND GO.

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18, WHILE EXECUTING THE TOUCH AND GO, PILOT APPLIED POWER, DRIFTED LEFT (EAST) AND EXITED RUNWAY APPROX 160 HDG.  LEFT WHEEL WENT UP ON A SHALLOW SNOWBANK.  RIGHT (OPPOSITE) WING TOUCHED RUNWAY.

BOTH MAIN GEAR WERE OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN PROP BEGAN HITTING THE FROZEN SNOWBANK.  SNOWBANK STOPPED PROP AND ENGINE.  PROP/AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP TEN FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 18.

## Other reports on N182GH (1)

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

- [Incident 20010825027949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825027949I), Aug 25, 2001: Cessna 182S (N182GH), Waynesboro, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he made a steeper approach than normal, due to obstructions. He further stated that his rate of descent was greater than usual, and…

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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