# NTSB WPR25LA091: Cessna 182N, N92467, Auburn, CA, February 9, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 9, 2025, 10:50 local (18:50 UTC) - Place: Auburn, CA · On airport - Coordinates: 38.954833, -121.08172 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9548&lon=-121.0817&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 199686 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199686/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199686 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA091 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper use of throttle and brakes during engine start that resulted in a loss of control and impact with a hangar. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: braking capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md) - [Engine controls: power lever](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 95 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057603/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the airplane reported that, following a preflight inspection, he advanced the throttle to full to prime the engine and neglected to retard the throttle prior to engine start. Subsequently, the engine started with a full throttle power setting and began to taxi forward. While attempting to apply brakes and retard the throttle to idle, the airplane veered left and impacted a hangar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N92467](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92467), registered now, S/N 18260219, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N - Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18260219 - Year built: 1970 - Airframe hours: 5571.1 - Engines: Continental Motor O-470-R60B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 18, 2024, 1 hours before - Destination: 1O3, Lodi, CA - Airport: AUN, Auburn Muni - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 15, 2024; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 713 total, 634 in this make and model, 666 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: KAUN - METAR: KAUN 091855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M00 A3022 RMK A01 ## 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 20250209002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250209002999A), Feb 9, 2025: Cessna 182N, Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. On February 9, 2025, pilot was preparing for a flight to lodi California (1O3). Pilot completed the preflight of the aircraft and pulled the aircraft out of… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199686. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18338972&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 265 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18345230&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20array_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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