# NTSB LAX02LA165: Cessna 182Q, N9031U, San Diego, CA, May 17, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 16, 2002, 18:24 local (May 17, 2002, 01:24 UTC) - Place: San Diego, CA - Coordinates: 32.815555, -117.143608 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1436&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54733 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX02LA165 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54733/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54733 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA165 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to apply continuous brake pressure. Sun glare is a contributing factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor) - brakes(normal) - inadequate, pilot in command - all available runway - used, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - pole ## Analysis The plane overran the runway after making a full-stop landing. The pilot was intending to do touch-and-go landings, but decided to make his landing a full-stop due to the glare from the sun. After he touched down, the glare from the sun was so intense he had to move up in the seat, slipping his feet off the rudder pedals. He couldn't stop the airplane and ran off the end of the runway into a light pole. ## Factual narrative On May 16, 2002, at 1824 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N9031U, overran the runway after landing at Montgomery Field, San Diego, California. Blue Sky Aero Club, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight departed Montgomery about 1800. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that he was intending to do touch-and-go landings, but decided to make his landing a full-stop due to the glare from the sun. After he touched down, the glare from the sun was so intense he had to move up in the seat, slipping his feet off the rudder pedals. He couldn't stop the airplane and ran off the end of the runway into a light pole, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9031U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9031U), registered now, S/N 18265445, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18265445 - Airframe hours: 4717 - Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Blue Sky Aero Club, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 7, 2002, 4 hours before - Departed: MYF, SAN DIEGO, CA - Airport: MXF, Montgomery Field, runway 280, 4,577 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 14, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 843 total, 411 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: MYF ## 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 20020516010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020516010719A), May 16, 2002: Cessna 182Q, San Diego, CA, No damage. (-23) Mr. Douglas, the sole occupant, departed myf to accomplish the regulatory 90 days take off and landing currency. During the landing rollout of the first… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 19, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54733. 347 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 347 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40436587&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.