# NTSB ATL81FA096: Cessna 182K, N3172Q, Nicholasville, KY, July 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1981
- Place: Nicholasville, KY · NICHOLASVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.8923° N, 84.5656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nicholasville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8923&lon=-84.5656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1893  81/7/16  NR.NICHOLASVILLE,KY   CESSNA 182K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 449
        TIME - 1956                    N3172Q              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORMAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                  NICHOLASVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG,DNSLOPE ON ROUGH 1200FT GRASS STRIP.HIT OBSTACLES AT LOW ALT AT END OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3172Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3172Q-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N 18258172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Corman Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810716041459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716041459A), Jul 16, 1981: Cessna 182, Nicholasville, KY, Destroyed. Landed long on short downhill strip. Began late goaround at end of strip. Struck trees and a power line.

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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