# Accident 20010909025079A: Cessna 182J, Goldbeach, OR, September 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2001, 09:05 local time
- Place: Goldbeach, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6972° N, 123.9444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6972&lon=-123.9444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3056F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3056F-2003-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010909025079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2000 AM MR. BILLY J. PYATT ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N3056F, A CESSNA 182 THAT CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE HALF MOON BAR LODGE, OREGON AIRSTRIP. MR. HILLERY D. CARGILE WAS A FRONT RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER O THE AIRCRAFT THAT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION MR. CARGILE WAS ALSO A PILOT AND WAS ASSISTING MR. PYATT BY OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS DURING THE APPROACH. THE HALF MOON BAR AIRSTRIP IS A 1,300 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY AND IS NOT DEPICTED ON THE SECTIONAL AERONAUTICAL CHART. ON MR. PYATT'S SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL PINE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30. WHEN INTERVIEWED MR. PYATT STATED HE HAD STALLED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE IMPACT AND WAS ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEWS AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES OR AIRFRAME COMPONENTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA170), Sep 9, 2001: Cessna 182J (N3056F), Gold Beach, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper alignment while on final approach and clearance from trees. The pilot's lack of total experience in this type of mountain flying operation was a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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