# NTSB SEA79DYP08: Cessna 182, N9909M, Walla Walla, WA, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Walla Walla, WA · WALLA WALLA, WA
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0380  79/1/26    WALLA WALLA,WA      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 650
        TIME - 1234                    N9909M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLA WALLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 WALLA WALLA,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOW PACKED WHEEL PANT DURING PREVIOUS TAXI FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9909M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walla Walla

## 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 19790126001549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126001549A), Jan 26, 1979: Cessna 182P, Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Found nothing wrong with brakes but found snow packed in wheel fairings

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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