# NTSB LAX98LA231: Cessna 182RG, N4825R, Cameron Park, CA, July 7, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 7, 1998, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Cameron Park, CA - Coordinates: 38.609245, -120.970283 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6092&lon=-120.9703&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43187 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX98LA231 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43187/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA231 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to initiate a turn to exit the runway at an excessive rate of speed. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch - weather condition - gusts - taxispeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command ## Analysis After making a short field landing, the pilot retracted the flaps to aid in braking. The pilot turned right to exit the runway at midfield. He reported that due to the airplane's speed and a gust of wind, the tires lost traction, the turn radius was too wide to make the turnoff, and the left main gear went into a ditch. He reported that the winds were from 280 degrees at 3 knots gusting to 11 knots. In his written statement, the pilot wrote that a continued rollout to obtain a slower speed after landing would be optimal before initiating a turn off the runway. No further mechanical difficulties were noted with the aircraft or powerplant. ## Factual narrative On July 7, 1998, at 1300 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182RG, N4825R, collided with a ditch while attempting to turn off runway 31 on the landing rollout at the Cameron, California, airport. The airplane, operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight had departed from the Modesto, California, airport at 1220 the day of the accident. The pilot stated that he made a short field landing with full flaps. After touchdown, he retracted the flaps to help with braking action. The pilot reported that he began his right turn to exit the runway at midfield and the speed of the aircraft, in combination with a wind gust, caused a loss of tire traction. The pilot stated that the radius of the right turn off the runway was too wide, and, due to the loss of traction, the airplane's left main landing gear went into a ditch. In the pilot's written statement he wrote that a continued rollout to obtain a slower speed after landing would be optimal before initiating a turn off the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical difficulties noted with the airplane or powerplant. The pilot reported the winds from 280 degrees at 3 knots gusting to 11 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4825R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4825R-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N R18200613, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182RG - Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18200613 - Airframe hours: 5793 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-J3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard Otsuka - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 8, 1998, 69 hours before - Departed: MOD, MODESTO, CA - Destination: O61 - Airport: O61, Cameron Park, runway 31, 4,060 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,675 total, 37 in this make and model, 1,504 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 11 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: SMF, 27 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 19980707016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707016629A), Jul 7, 1998: Cessna R182, Cameron Park, CA, Substantial damage. Landed long. Tried turn on taxiway too fast. Skidded into ditch. (.4) after making a short field landing, the pilot retracted the flaps to aid in braking. 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