What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landing in left crosswind. Drifted to right. Aborted hit rising terrain and nosed over. (.19) on January 4, 1997, at 1040 central standard time, a Cessna 182Q, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing near Cleburne, Texas. The private pilot and his two passengers were not injured. The aircraft was registered to the civil air patrol inc. and operated by a cap member under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from grand prairie municipal airport near grand prairie, Texas, at 0930. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country flight and a flight plan was not filed. According to the pilot , he was on short final for runway 33 with full flaps (40 degrees) when he became aware of a strong cross wind and a high sink rate. The aircraft "bounced hard" on the runway and when it touched down again, it immediately veered off the runway and "flipped" to the inverted position. The cap investigator, who went to the accident site, determined that a windsock was not available on the field. (.4) the pilot was performing a full flap landing on runway 33 with a cross wind from 250 degrees at 10 gusting 15 knots, when he lost control of the airplane. He reported that he was on short final when he became aware of 'the cross wind and a high sink rate.' The pilot further reported that 'at about 10 feet [I] started experiencing instability and applied full power for go-around.' He stated that the airplane touched down, and he 'was unable to maintain aircraft control over runway and climb.' Witnesses reported that 'the airplane sounded like it was at full power. Subsequently, it hit a dirt bank beside the runway, where the terrain rose abruptly, then it nosed over. The airplane's pilot operating handbook (POH) stated that 'in a balked landing (go-around), the wing flap setting should be reduced to 20 degrees immediately after full power is applied.' The POH also stated that the maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity for this airplane was 15 knots. (-23) see narrative #FTW97TA075.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING IN LEFT CROSSWIND. DRIFTED TO RIGHT. ABORTED HIT RISING TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. (.19) ON JANUARY 4, 1997, AT 1040 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING NEAR CLEBURNE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL INC. AND OPERATED BY A CAP MEMBER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT NEAR GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AT 0930. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT , HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 33 WITH FULL FLAPS (40 DEGREES) WHEN HE BECAME AWARE OF A STRONG CROSS WIND AND A HIGH SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED HARD" ON THE RUNWAY AND WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, IT IMMEDIATELY VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND "FLIPPED" TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE CAP INVESTIGATOR, WHO WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, DETERMINED THAT A WINDSOCK WAS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE FIELD. (.4) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A FULL FLAP LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 WITH A CROSS WIND FROM 250 DEGREES AT 10 GUSTING 15 KNOTS, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHEN HE BECAME AWARE OF 'THE CROSS WIND AND A HIGH SINK RATE.' THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT 'AT ABOUT 10 FEET [I] STARTED EXPERIENCING INSTABILITY AND APPLIED FULL POWER FOR GO-AROUND.' HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, AND HE 'WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL OVER RUNWAY AND CLIMB.' WITNESSES REPORTED THAT 'THE AIRPLANE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS AT FULL POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT HIT A DIRT BANK BESIDE THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE TERRAIN ROSE ABRUPTLY, THEN IT NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE'S PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) STATED THAT 'IN A BALKED LANDING (GO-AROUND), THE WING FLAP SETTING SHOULD BE REDUCED TO 20 DEGREES IMMEDIATELY AFTER FULL POWER IS APPLIED.' THE POH ALSO STATED THAT THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND VELOCITY FOR THIS AIRPLANE WAS 15 KNOTS. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97TA075.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.