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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Big Creek, ID · June 29, 2014

Date: June 29, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Big Creek, ID
Airport: Big Creek
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N132K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14LA271
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental IO-550
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total350 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N132KRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2016 · Cessna 182QS/N 18266782 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot was landing at Big Creek airstrip (U60) for a fly in breakfast. He was the last aircraft in a party of six. The downwind leg of the landing approach is flown behind a ridge and the airstrip cannot be seen when on downwind. The pilot turned an abbreviated downwind to base to final. He then could see the airstrip and realized he was too high and close to the threshold. As he was turning base to final he started to slip the aircraft to lose altitude. The aircraft stalled, the pilot added full power and attempted to recover from the stall. The aircraft impacted the trees and came to rest upsidedown approximately 180 degrees from the course before the stall.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT BIG CREEK AIRSTRIP (U60) FOR A FLY IN BREAKFAST. HE WAS THE LAST AIRCRAFT IN A PARTY OF SIX. THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE LANDING APPROACH IS FLOWN BEHIND A RIDGE AND THE AIRSTRIP CANNOT BE SEEN WHEN ON DOWNWIND. THE PILOT TURNED AN ABBREVIATED DOWNWIND TO BASE TO FINAL. HE THEN COULD SEE THE AIRSTRIP AND REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND CLOSE TO THE THRESHOLD. AS HE WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL HE STARTED TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AND CAME TO REST UPSIDEDOWN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE COURSE BEFORE THE STALL.

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 WPR14LA271Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Creek, IDThe pilot’s execution of a traffic pattern that did not put the airplane in position for a normal final approach and the pilot’s decision to continue the landing attempt instead of initiating a go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…Jun 29, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N132K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20080904845289ITouch And Go Landing · Newberg, OR(-23) The above pilot attempted to perform a touch and go maneuver on a gravel bar located on the willamette river 5 miles south of Newberg Oregon. The gravel bar measured 182 yards in length and runs west to east at this location. Intermittent tire tracks on…Sep 4, 2008 · Minor damage