LAX86LA257

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182L · Lodi, CA · June 14, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 14, 1986, 09:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Lodi, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3496RCessna 182L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860614026909A
Case key
25186

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
Wind information - not understoodPilot in commandFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - not performedPilot in commandFactor
Wrong runway - selectedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor

Analysis

A acft collided with a gravel pile after overrunning the 2,070 ft asphalt rwy. The plt indicated that the wind sock at the arpt was indicating a variable wind direction from 200 deg to 230 deg. The plt elected to land on rwy 12. He stated he would have had enough room to stop the acft on the grass overrun if it had not been for a 20 inch high pile of gravel across it.

Aircraft

Registration
N3496R
Reported as
Cessna 182L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18258796
Airframe hours
1,424
Engine
Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Troy W. Johnson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 6, 1985 · 91 hours before
Departed
Q40 · Elkgrove, CA
Destination
103 · Lodi, CA
Airport
103 · Lodi, runway 12, 2,070 × 26 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
57
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,040 total · 810 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
310° at 7 knots
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
66 °F, dew point 52 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SCK, 22 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.