# NTSB DEN84LA169: Cessna 182P, N661SR, Junction, UT, June 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 2, 1984, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Junction, UT
- Coordinates: 38.229042, -112.260566 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2290&lon=-112.2606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA169
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16391/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA169

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY LANDED ON A CLOSED SECTION OF HIGHWAY WHICH HE MISTOOK FOR A DIRT RUNWAY. THE HIGHWAY SURFACE WAS NARROW AND CONTAINED BROKEN CHUNKS OF ASPHALT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A 1 FT X 1 FT ROCK. THE ACFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED A DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N661SR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661SR-1995-01-11), registration cancelled 1995-01-11, S/N 18264373 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264373
- Airframe hours: 4345
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Brent Bateman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 15, 1983
- Departed: PROVO, UT
- Airport: U13, Junction

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 285 total, 171 in this make and model, 252 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19840602024319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602024319A), Jun 2, 1984: Cessna 182P, Junction, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot mistook abandoned highway for airport. Left main wheel struck large rock, causing gear to collapse.

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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