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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182C · Garberville, CA · April 13, 2004

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Date: April 13, 2004 · 16:00 local
Place: Garberville, CA
Airport: Garberville Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8872T
Reported as: Cessna 182C
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 425 total232 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N8872TRegistration cancelled Apr 17, 2006 · Cessna 182CS/N 52772 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 182C Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 04/12/04, at approx. 1600, acft N8872T departed ukiah airport enroute to Garberville Airport. Pilot melvin selinger stated he circled Garberville Airport for a short time and allowed a plane to land before him. He made a standard approach, following the same pattern as the plane before him. He stated, he tried to put the acft down on the runway, but was unable because the wind had switched directions and was swirling. The wind blew the acft off the runway and onto the grass between the runways. A tail wind developed and he could not stop the acft. The acft rolled off the end of the runway and down the embankment. The acft flipped over and landed on its top. No injuries to pilot or passenger. Substantial damaged to acft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 04/12/04, AT APPROX. 1600, ACFT N8872T DEPARTED UKIAH AIRPORT ENROUTE TO GARBERVILLE AIRPORT. PILOT MELVIN SELINGER STATED HE CIRCLED GARBERVILLE AIRPORT FOR A SHORT TIME AND ALLOWED A PLANE TO LAND BEFORE HIM. HE MADE A STANDARD APPROACH, FOLLOWING THE SAME PATTERN AS THE PLANE BEFORE HIM. HE STATED, HE TRIED TO PUT THE ACFT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE THE WIND HAD SWITCHED DIRECTIONS AND WAS SWIRLING. THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS. A TAIL WIND DEVELOPED AND HE COULD NOT STOP THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS TOP. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO ACFT.