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FAA accident report · Cessna 182B · Orange, TX · October 15, 2014

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Date
October 15, 2014 · 11:30 local
Place
Orange, TX
Airport
Orange County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2437G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA012
Reported as
Cessna 182B
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
315 total310 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N2437GRegistration cancelled Jan 2, 2018 · Cessna 182BS/N 51737 · Built 1959Airframe modelCessna 182BEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

When the FAA inspector arrived on the scene he observed a C-182 on it's nose in the grass by runway 04 taxi way and parking ramp.

The pilot stated he was on short final for landing on runway 4, at Orange County Airport (korg). He was at 25 feet above ground level when he observed another aircraft landing on the other end of the 4390 foot runway. Runway (22).

The pilot initiated a go-around, applied full power and banked to the right to avoid the traffic. The Cessna pilot did not maintain his airspeed during the go-around, which induced a stall. The aircraft impacted the ground south of the parking apron about 3000 feet from the approach end of the runway.

Three people on board were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantual damage. The prop was bent, the nose wheel was torn off, the nose cowling was crumpled and torn, both wing tips were torn off, the left wing had leading edge and spar damage by the wing tip. The empenage was bent and torn in several locations. The right horizontal stabalizer was bent forward at a 45 degree angle, and both the left and right elevators were bent.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN THE FAA INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON THE SCENE HE OBSERVED A C-182 ON IT'S NOSE IN THE GRASS BY RUNWAY 04 TAXI WAY AND PARKING RAMP.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 4, AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (KORG). HE WAS AT 25 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN HE OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THE OTHER END OF THE 4390 FOOT RUNWAY. RUNWAY (22).

THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND, APPLIED FULL POWER AND BANKED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC. THE CESSNA PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN HIS AIRSPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND, WHICH INDUCED A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SOUTH OF THE PARKING APRON ABOUT 3000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTUAL DAMAGE. THE PROP WAS BENT, THE NOSE WHEEL WAS TORN OFF, THE NOSE COWLING WAS CRUMPLED AND TORN, BOTH WING TIPS WERE TORN OFF, THE LEFT WING HAD LEADING EDGE AND SPAR DAMAGE BY THE WING TIP. THE EMPENAGE WAS BENT AND TORN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABALIZER WAS BENT FORWARD AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, AND BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS WERE BENT.

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 CEN15LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrange, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s use of a nonstandard approach while landing on the…Oct 15, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2437G · 1

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

Accident 19781110040219ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Skidmore, TXNov 10, 1978 · Reported as Cessna 182H · Substantial damage