Cessna 182Q N759UP

Summary

On 28 September 2013 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759UP was involved in an accident near Big Bear, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 September 2013 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Bear, California, United States

Nearest airport

Big Bear City Airport (L35)

Coordinates

34.2636, -116.8661

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N759UP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fullerton → Big Bear

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA428

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized landing approach, which resulted in a collision with a fence short of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After an uneventful departure, climb, and cruise, the pilot performed a standard 45-degree entry into the traffic pattern at the high elevation airport. The airplane descended low during the final approach, and the pilot applied full forward throttle control. The engine responded; however, the descent was not arrested as he expected. The nose wheel then struck the airport perimeter fence, and the airplane came to rest against the side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, lower fuselage, and right wing during the accident sequence. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The calculated density altitude for the runway elevation at the time of the accident was about 8,000 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.