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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TR182 · Eatonville, WA · August 4, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 4, 1987, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
Place
Eatonville, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9233RCessna TR182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870804081179A
Case key
40673

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

The plt rprtd that drg a lndg, the apch was a little high & the acft touched down long on the turf/gravel rwy. He thought there was sufficient rwy remaining to stop & did not initiate a go-around. However, he said 'braking on dry grass & moss was not effective and I ran off the runway at a speed under 20 KTS.' The acft contd down an embankment where the nose & rgt main gear were damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N9233R
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
R1820061
Airframe hours
722
Engine
Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Joe Tech, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · March 16, 1987
Departed
CVO · Corvallis, OR
Airport
WA20 · Swanson, runway 34, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

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
56
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
410 total · 141 in this make and model · 292 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 9 knots
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.