- Date
- September 2, 1990, 08:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Fernley, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1936MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900902037699A
- Case key
- 26911
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Probable cause
The pilot's final approach airspeed was excessive.
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.
Analysis
The pilot elected to land on the privately owned dirt road to pickup company personnel. He used excessive airspeed and the braking action was nil due to the sandy soil. The airplane exited the roadway and collided with a rock crusher vehicle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1936M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264489
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- George M. Scott
- Departed
- BIH · Bishop, CA
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,004 total · 957 in this make and model · 973 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.