# NTSB GAA16CA520: Cessna 182, N2613G, Lakeport, CA, September 29, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 29, 2016, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Lakeport, CA - Coordinates: 38.987777, -122.893608 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9878&lon=-122.8936&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 94116 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA520 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94116/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94116 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA520 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed action to add power during the approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain prior to the approach end of the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area undershoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 201 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/370/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during approach the airplane began to sink excessively. The pilot further reported that he applied power and attempted to climb, but the airplane impacted terrain prior to the approach end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. He further reported that a little more airspeed, lesser flap setting, and altitude could have prevented the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during approach the airplane began to sink excessively. The pilot further reported that he applied power and attempted to climb, but the airplane impacted terrain prior to the approach end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. He further reported that a little more airspeed, lesser flap setting, and altitude could have prevented the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2613G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2613G-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 51913, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51913 - Year built: 1953 - Airframe hours: 5900.81 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Ferry, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 26, 2016 - Departed: RBL, RED BLUFF, CA - Destination: 1O2, Lakeport, CA - Airport: 1O2, Lampson Field - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2016; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 375 total, 87 in this make and model, 329 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KUKI, 17 nm away ## 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 20160929017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160929017979A), Sep 29, 2016: Cessna 182B, Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot [privacy data omitted] and only occupant on this VFR flight. Departed 77S (creswell or) at 1130 hrs PDT. Landed at krbl (red bluff CA) 1400 PDT for… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 2, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94116. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40446034&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 532 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40446035&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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