Cessna 182P N1085M

Summary

On 31 October 1993 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1085M was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 October 1993 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Benton Field (O85)

Coordinates

40.6000, -122.4593

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1085M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paradise → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX94LA035

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's use of an excessive airspeed on final approach, the failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, and, the failure to initiate a go around when it became clear that the aircraft would excessively overshoot the intended touchdown point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Ground witnesses reported that the airplane was high and fast on final and touched down about 1,400 feet from the end of the 2,400 foot long runway 15. The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, traveled down a shallow embankment, and collided with a berm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.