N20872 – CESSNA 182P – 2010-08-14 NTSB Accident Report

On August 14, 2010, a Cessna 182P (N20872) was involved in an incident near Compton, CA. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point that resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with a wall.

The pilot said he was too high on his landing approach, the airplane touched down further down the runway than he had planned, and he was not able to stop the airplane prior to it hitting the cinder block wall at the end of the runway. He reported that the winds were light and variable. The pilot further stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The length of the accident runway is 3,322 feet. The NTSB investigator-in-charge observed skid marks that started at 189 yards from the wall and that changed to continuous skid marks 117 yards from the wall.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR10CA402. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N20872.