- Date
- May 21, 1999, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Granite, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92887Cessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990521022069A
- Case key
- 46543
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Probable cause
Clearance was not maintained. A sign and the selection of unsuitable terrain for landing were factors.
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.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he intended to land on a road just outside of town. The pilot overflew the road to check for obstacles. The pilot did not see any obstacles along the road and set-up for a landing. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down further down the road than intended and the left wing collided with a road sign that the pilot did not see from the air. The airplane veered slightly to the left of the road centerline and the left wing collided with a tree. The airplane veered further to the left and onto the shoulder where the airplane subsequently collided with a mound of dirt before coming to rest 90 degrees from the direction of travel.
Factual narrative
On May 21, 1999, at 1215 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N92887, registered to and operated by Butler Aircraft Company as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with a road sign during the landing roll on a road near Granite, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Redmond, Oregon, about one hour and 30 minutes prior to the accident.
During a telephone interview and subsequent written statement, the pilot reported that he intended to land on a road located about one mile west of town. The pilot stated that he first flew over the road to check for obstacles. The pilot did not see any obstacles and set-up for the landing. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down further along the road than he intended. During the landing roll, the left wing tip struck a road sign that the pilot did not see from the air. The airplane veered slightly to the left of the roadway centerline. Approximately 100 feet further, the outboard section of the left wing collided with a tree. The airplane veered further off the road onto the shoulder and subsequently collided with a mound of dirt approximately 200 feet from the tree. The aircraft turned about 90 degrees from the direction of travel before coming to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92887
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260413
- Airframe hours
- 3,355
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R25B, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Butler Aircraft Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1999 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,221 total · 255 in this make and model · 817 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.