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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182J · Hyannis, NE · September 7, 2013

Date
September 7, 2013 · 11:30 local
Place
Hyannis, NE
Airport
Grant County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3480F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA538
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total34 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 7, 2013, at approximately 1100 CDT, Cessna 182J, N3480F, crashed while attempting to land on runway 35 at Grant County Airport in Hyannis, Nebraska. The pilot and sole occupant, had attempted several approaches to runway 17 and elected to land on runway 35 due to crosswinds. The pilot noticed that the aircraft was veering to the right of the runway and elected to initiate a go-around;however, the aircraft struck two hay bales and a barbed wire fence adjacent to the runway. The aircraft sustained substanial damage and the pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CDT, CESSNA 182J, N3480F, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT IN HYANNIS, NEBRASKA. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, HAD ATTEMPTED SEVERAL APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 17 AND ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 DUE TO CROSSWINDS. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND;HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO HAY BALES AND A BARBED WIRE FENCE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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