# NTSB LAX98LA206: Cessna 182, N2772F, Markleeville, CA, June 20, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 20, 1998, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Markleeville, CA - Coordinates: 38.730976, -119.840324 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7310&lon=-119.8403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 30127 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX98LA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30127/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA206 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft on the landing roll. A factor is the pilot's neglect to lower the flaps and reduce his speed prior to landing. ## 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 - lowering of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported that he made one pass over the runway, but was too high and too fast, so he performed a go-around. He stated that on the second approach, he touched down just beyond the numbers about 90 mph. He applied the brakes but the aircraft continued off the end of the runway about 30 mph. The nose gear broke off and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft prior to the accident. He further reported that he should have used flaps for the landing and landed at a slower speed. ## Factual narrative On June 20, 1998, at 0700 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182, N2772F, overran the runway and nosed over at the Alpine County Airport, Markleeville, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The personal flight originated in Reno, Nevada, at 0630 and was terminating at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he made one pass over runway 35, but was too high and too fast, so he performed a go-around. He stated that on the second approach, he touched down just beyond the numbers about 90 mph. The pilot noticed that he was approaching the end of the runway, but did not have enough time to initiate a takeoff. He applied the brakes and the aircraft continued off the end of the runway about 30 mph. The nose gear broke off and the aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that he had not experienced any mechanical malfunction with the aircraft prior to the accident. He further reported that he should have used flaps for the landing and landed at a slower speed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2772F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772F-1998-11-04), registration cancelled 1998-11-04, S/N 18256872 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256872 - Airframe hours: 3096 - Engines: Continental HO-470-R15B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Comstock Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1997, 97 hours before - Departed: RNO, RENO, NV - Destination: Q82 - Airport: Q82, Alpine County Airport, runway 35, 4,440 × 50 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: 225 total, 19 in this make and model, 144 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KTV ## 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 19980620014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980620014389A), Jun 20, 1998: Cessna 182J, Markleeville, CA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Overran runway into soft sand. Folded nose gear. Flipped over. (.04)on June 20, 1998, at 0700 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182,… From the NTSB's public API. 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