# NTSB ANC20CA090: Cessna 182, N2625Q, Palmer, AK, September 8, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 8, 2020, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Coordinates: 61.600042, -149.23357 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6000&lon=-149.2336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC20CA090
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101934/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101934
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA090

## Probable cause

The pilot’s excessive airspeed during landing and improper application of the brakes, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)
- [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182K, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072724), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during the final approach to land the airplane’s airspeed was a little fast and after touchdown he failed to properly apply the brakes. Subsequently, the airplane exited the end of the runway and impacted an airport perimeter fence and ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. After multiple requests, the pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1).

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2625Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2625Q), registered now, S/N 18257825, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182 (K)
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257825
- Year built: 1966
- Engines: Continental O-470 SERIES reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 14AK, Four Corners Airport, runway 18, 1,300 × 80 ft, gravel
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 30.24 inHg
- Observed at: PAAQ, 5 nm away

## Other investigations on N2625Q (2)

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 SEA87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA134), Jul 3, 1987: Cessna 182 (N2625Q), Sprague River, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN69D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0082), Aug 30, 1968: Cessna 182K (N2625Q), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101934. 744 KB in all.

- Pilot roc (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 96 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11409158&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC-Rel.pdf
- Accident pictures (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 647 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11409505&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Pictures-Rel.pdf

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.

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