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FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Emporia, KS · April 25, 1998

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Date
April 25, 1998 · 13:35 local
Place
Emporia, KS
Airport
Emporia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5305B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA135
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,258 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N5305BRegistered now · Cessna 182S/N 33305Airframe modelCessna 182Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Allowed gusty surface wind pickup a wing landing. Lost control. Flipped over.(.4) the pilot was landing on runway 19 at the Emporia Municipal Airport, Emporia, Kansas. The touchdown was hard which caused the airplane to bounce back into the air. The pilot decided to initiate a go-around. While initiating the go-around, the airplane drifted left. Before the pilot could correct for the drift, the airplane's left wing struck the ground. The airplane pivoted around the wing impacting into ground onto its nose. Following the pilot's exit of the airplane, a gust of wind came up. The airplane nosed over onto its back. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies. The automated surface observing system (ASOS) at Emporia, Kansas, reported winds from 210 degrees magnetic at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots. (-23) solo pilot of conventional gear airplane allowed gusty surface wind to get under wing during landing, lost directional control and came to rest inverted. There were no injuries to the pilot. We will reexamine.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED GUSTY SURFACE WIND PICKUP A WING LANDING. LOST CONTROL. FLIPPED OVER.(.4) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT THE EMPORIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EMPORIA, KANSAS. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. WHILE INITIATING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD CORRECT FOR THE DRIFT, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED AROUND THE WING IMPACTING INTO GROUND ONTO ITS NOSE. FOLLOWING THE PILOT'S EXIT OF THE AIRPLANE, A GUST OF WIND CAME UP. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS) AT EMPORIA, KANSAS, REPORTED WINDS FROM 210 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 25 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. (-23) SOLO PILOT OF CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE ALLOWED GUSTY SURFACE WIND TO GET UNDER WING DURING LANDING, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. WE WILL REEXAMINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmporia, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors contributing to this accident were the strong crosswind and the wind gusts.Apr 25, 1998 · Substantial damage