# NTSB Accident LAX96LA241
> **Cessna 182** · 1996-06-23 · MENDOTA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA241
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06041
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-23
- **Location:** MENDOTA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.669631, -120.449554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N3675U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to intentionally shut down the engine; his failure to verify the surface winds during the prolonged orbiting descent over the airport, which resulted in a final approach with a tailwind component;  and his misjudging of the aircraft's altitude and speed during the power off forced landing attempt, which led to a runway overrun.

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