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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · White Water Ran, ID · June 2, 2017

Date: June 2, 2017 · 13:21 local
Place: White Water Ran, ID
Airport: White Water Ranch Airstrip
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5011D
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA320
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,367 total1,161 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5011DRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · Cessna 182AS/N 51111 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine 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.

Approaching a short, back country Airstrip the pilot entered the flare with insufficient airspeed, increasing pitch attitude to arrest the descent. Descent was not arrested and the airplane hit the ground hard, bounced and drifted left. At the second bounce the left main gear touched down left of the runway edge, pulling the airplane further left where it struck two trees with the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

APPROACHING A SHORT, BACK COUNTRY AIRSTRIP THE PILOT ENTERED THE FLARE WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, INCREASING PITCH ATTITUDE TO ARREST THE DESCENT. DESCENT WAS NOT ARRESTED AND THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND HARD, BOUNCED AND DRIFTED LEFT. AT THE SECOND BOUNCE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE, PULLING THE AIRPLANE FURTHER LEFT WHERE IT STRUCK TWO TREES WITH THE LEFT WING.

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 GAA17CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportElk City, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the wing’s angle of attack while on short final, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jun 2, 2017 · Substantial damage