20200813014089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182N · August 13, 2020

Date
August 13, 2020 · 09:06 local
Airport
Sulphur Creek Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N92403
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA269
Reported as
Cessna 182N
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

Pilot misjudged approach to ID74. Aircraft was high and fast and did not touch down until past the half way point of the runway. Aircraft bounced hard at least twice and pilot applied power to attempt a go around. Evidence would suggest that prior to application of power the aircraft struck a parked aircraft's propeller, causing the aircraft to go out of control and veer left into the trees. The left wing was sheered off in the trees and the aircraft came to rest on fire and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISJUDGED APPROACH TO ID74. AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH AND FAST AND DID NOT TOUCH DOWN UNTIL PAST THE HALF WAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD AT LEAST TWICE AND PILOT APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND. EVIDENCE WOULD SUGGEST THAT PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OUT OF CONTROL AND VEER LEFT INTO THE TREES. THE LEFT WING WAS SHEERED OFF IN THE TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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