# NTSB SEA92LA033: Cessna 182B, N2471G, Toledo, WA, December 28, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 28, 1991, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Toledo, WA
- Coordinates: 46.450771, -122.76004 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4508&lon=-122.7600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92LA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41621/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA033

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

## Analysis

AFTER THE PARACHUTISTS EXITED THE AIRPLANE, THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG AT 750 FEET.  FLAPS WERE EXTENDED AND WHEN TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A HIGH SINK RATE.  BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH 20 FOOT TALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - tree(s)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2471G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2471G-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 51771, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 51771
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Toledo Parachute Center
- Airport: TDO, Toledo, runway 23, 5,000 × 150 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 160 total, 38 in this make and model, 140 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 37 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19911228057499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228057499A), Dec 28, 1991: Cessna 182B, Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. After dropping sky divers became too low on final. Collided with a tree and crashed 300 feet short of runway.

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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