# NTSB LAX86LA172: Cessna 182, N9875E, Jackson, CA, April 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1986, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Jackson, CA
- Coordinates: 38.349323, -120.770439 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3493&lon=-120.7704&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): 25118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX86LA172
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA172

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A LANDING ROLL ON RWY 19. THE PLT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 270 TO 290 DEGS AT 10 TO 15 KTS. THE PLT HAD JUST COMPLETED .9 HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH A CFI PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9875E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9875E-2021-07-03), registration cancelled 2021-07-03, S/N 18263936, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263936
- Airframe hours: 2755
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S1 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Patrick Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 1986, 1 hours before
- Departed: O70, JACKSON, CA
- Airport: 070, Westover Field, runway 19, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 122 total, 14 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 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 19860410010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860410010829A), Apr 10, 1986: Cessna 182P, Jackson, CA, Substantial damage. Inadequate compensation for the crosswind on the landing roll. Veered off the runway side and collided with a ditch.

## Other investigations on N9875E (1)

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 FTW01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA130), May 27, 2001: Cessna 182P (N9875E), Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane, which resulted in a loss of engine power in cruise flight due to water in the fuel. A contributing factor was the soft terrain encountered during the…

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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