# NTSB LAX87LA274: Cessna 182Q, N97061, Upper Lake, CA, July 18, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1987, 14:36 local (21:36 UTC)
- Place: Upper Lake, CA
- Location: 39.4507° N, 122.9546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAVELLY VALLEY (1Q5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4507&lon=-122.9546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25643
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA274
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25643/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA274

## 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 - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor)
  - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N97061](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97061-1991-05-22), registration cancelled 1991-05-22, S/N 18266960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18266960
- Airframe hours: 2282
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 16, 1987, 54 hours before
- Departed: 069, PETALUMA, CA
- Destination: IQ5, UPPER LAKE, CA
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: 1Q5, Gravelly Valley Airport, runway 1, 4,050 × 200 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 320 total, 58 in this make and model, 271 as pilot in command, 23 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 7 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: UKI, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870718082919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870718082919A), Jul 18, 1987: Cessna 182Q, Upper Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Evaluating airport runway. Veered to runway, tried to go around and hit a ditch. Wind problem.

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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