Cessna 182Q N735ZT
11 November 2002 · Pacoima, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 November 2002 at about 00:39 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N735ZT was involved in an accident near Pacoima, California, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacoima, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman (WHP)
- Coordinates
- 34.2500, -118.4000
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q
- Registration
- N735ZT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Springs → Pacoima
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX03LA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and hard landing. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on short final for runway 30, the airplane dropped hard onto the runway. Post accident inspection revealed firewall damage. Winds at the time were reported from 320 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182Q | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Cessna 182R | Lake City, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182T | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | Arizona Flight Works | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2002 | Cessna 182P | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Skydive Las Vegas | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182N | Wheatfield, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182D | NewPhiladelphia, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 15 Mar 2002 | Trenti RV-4 | Jacumba, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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