20031101035569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182M · Laytonsville, MD · November 1, 2003

Date: November 1, 2003 · 17:25 local
Place: Laytonsville, MD
Airport: Davis Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70800
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04CA022
Reported as: Cessna 182M
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total

N70800Registered now · Cessna 182MS/N 18259367 Airframe modelCessna 182M Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot of N70800 was flying un unstabilized approach to runway 26, a paved runway without significant obstacles at either end. The surface leading up to the runway threshold is a flat grassy surface area approx. 150 to 200 feet in length. The topography underlying final approach is a large corn field, flat, where a normal 3 degree stabilized approach can be achieved. The pilot however elected to fly low over the corn field with high drag and power (region of reversed command) to accomplish a short field landing. As the aircraft approached the grassy area the pilot saw a deer cross the threshold, he applied power and pitched up to go-around, however the aircraft struck the firm surface of the cornfield and bounced the settled onto the soft muddy grass area approx. 100 feet prior to the pavement. The impact removed the entire nosewheel assembly and distorted the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N70800 WAS FLYING UN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, A PAVED RUNWAY WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES AT EITHER END. THE SURFACE LEADING UP TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IS A FLAT GRASSY SURFACE AREA APPROX. 150 TO 200 FEET IN LENGTH. THE TOPOGRAPHY UNDERLYING FINAL APPROACH IS A LARGE CORN FIELD, FLAT, WHERE A NORMAL 3 DEGREE STABILIZED APPROACH CAN BE ACHIEVED. THE PILOT HOWEVER ELECTED TO FLY LOW OVER THE CORN FIELD WITH HIGH DRAG AND POWER (REGION OF REVERSED COMMAND) TO ACCOMPLISH A SHORT FIELD LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE GRASSY AREA THE PILOT SAW A DEER CROSS THE THRESHOLD, HE APPLIED POWER AND PITCHED UP TO GO-AROUND, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FIRM SURFACE OF THE CORNFIELD AND BOUNCED THE SETTLED ONTO THE SOFT MUDDY GRASS AREA APPROX. 100 FEET PRIOR TO THE PAVEMENT. THE IMPACT REMOVED THE ENTIRE NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY AND DISTORTED THE FIREWALL.

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 NYC04CA022Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLaytonsville, MDThe pilot's abrupt evasive maneuver to avoid the deer, which resulted in the loss of airspeed and an inadvertent stall.Nov 1, 2003 · Substantial damage