Cessna 182A N2079G

Summary

On 29 September 2025 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N2079G was involved in an accident near Avalon, 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

29 September 2025 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Avalon, California, United States

Nearest airport

Catalina Airport (AVX)

Coordinates

33.4057, -118.4175

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N2079G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Cajon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA304

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and a downslope to the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing on the runway with a tailwind and a down slope. The airplane touched down about one quarter to one third down the runway. The pilot realized that there was insufficient runway remaining to stop and chose to veer off the runway. In doing so, the airplane impacted a berm which substantially damaged the firewall. While taxiing to get to the taxiway, the airplane impacted a post which substantially damaged left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions of failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.