Cessna 182RG N4825R

Summary

On 7 July 1998 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182RG registered N4825R was involved in an accident near Cameron Park, 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.

Date

7 July 1998 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cameron Park, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cameron Park (O61)

Coordinates

38.6092, -120.9703

Aircraft

Cessna 182RG

Registration

N4825R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Modesto → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX98LA231

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to initiate a turn to exit the runway at an excessive rate of speed.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After making a short field landing, the pilot retracted the flaps to aid in braking. The pilot turned right to exit the runway at midfield. He reported that due to the airplane's speed and a gust of wind, the tires lost traction, the turn radius was too wide to make the turnoff, and the left main gear went into a ditch. He reported that the winds were from 280 degrees at 3 knots gusting to 11 knots. In his written statement, the pilot wrote that a continued rollout to obtain a slower speed after landing would be optimal before initiating a turn off the runway. No further mechanical difficulties were noted with the aircraft or powerplant.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.