Cessna 182P N8290G

Summary

On 2 August 2002 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N8290G was involved in an accident near Mokelumne Hill, California, United States. 2 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

2 August 2002 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Mokelumne Hill, California, United States

Nearest airport

Del Orto (PVT)

Coordinates

38.3333, -120.1667

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N8290G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Mokelumne Hill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA244

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended flap setting of 40 degrees, which resulted in an undershoot short of the runway. Factors include the runway's upslope and short length, which likely created the visual illusion of being high during the approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with terrain short of the runway while landing at a private airstrip. The 1,100-foot-long runway has a 5- to 7-percent upgrade to the south. While making a left downwind approach for a short field landing, the pilot had selected 20 degrees of flaps. Just short of the runway, the airplane sank about 10 feet, and "one second" later, the airplane impacted a dirt bank 2 feet short of the north edge of the runway. The pilot stated that "more altitude on final, use of full flaps" could have prevented the accident. The pilot's operating handbook for the airplane calls for a 40-degree-flap setting on short field and normal landings. No mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane were reported prior to the mishap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.