# Accident 20200922012469A: Cessna R182, Island Park, ID, September 22, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 22, 2020, 10:30 local time - Place: Island Park, ID - Airport: Henry'S Lake - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.6347° N, 111.3427° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6347&lon=-111.3427&mi=10 - Aircraft: N756RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N756RA) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA R182 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 64 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA318) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200922012469A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 THE PILOT TOOK-OFF FROM YELLOWSTONE AIRPORT, MONTANA (KWYS) AIRPORT AROUND 9 AM LOCAL TIME ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT OVER YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. AFTER ABOUT 1H15MIN OF FLIGHT TIME HE HEADED TOWARDS HENRY?S LAKE AIRPORT (U53) AND PLANNED ON LANDING. HIS FIRST INTENTION WAS TO FLY THERE AND ASSESS IF IT WOULD BE SAFE TO LAND ON THE GRASS FIELD AIRPORT. APPROACHING U53, HE DESCENDED TO TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE AND ENTERED THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO LAND EASTWARD AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY BY THE LOCAL PILOT SAYING THAT AT THIS AIRPORT THEY HAD TO LAND EAST AND TAKE OFF TO THE WEST. ON DOWNWIND, HE WAS AT 7600 FT, (1000 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY ELEVATION) HE OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK (THERE IS NO WEATHER REPORT AT THIS AIRPORT), AND SAW THE WINDSOCK STABLE, NOT FLAPPING WITH ABOUT 30DEG CROSSWIND. THE PILOT STATED HE INTERPRETED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH BUT NOT GUSTING. HE DID NOT FEEL ANY TURBULENCE ON DOWNWIND NOR ON BASE OVER THE LAKE. HE WAS DOING A STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, SO HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LAND. ON FINAL WITH THE CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTH, HE APPLIED RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER TO KEEP THE PLANE ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY (TO THE EAST). BECAUSE OF THE WIND, ON SHORT FINAL HE DECIDED TO KEEP HIS SPEED AT 72KNOTS. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL UNTIL A FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. HE WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON THE RIGHT WHEEL WHEN HE SAW HIS SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASING TO ABOUT 60 - 58KNOTS AND FELT A VIOLENT WIND GUST PUSHING HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED ROLLING. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT THAT THE SURFACE WAS VERY BUMPY AND NOT THE FLAT GRASS HE WAS EXPECTING. HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND TURNED THE AILERON INTO THE WIND TO BRING THE PLANE TO THE CENTER, BUT IT WAS SO STRONG AND THE SURFACE SO BUMPY THAT HE WAS STILL GOING TO THE LEFT. KNOWING HE WAS GOING TO DEPART THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT DECIDED HIS BEST OPTION WAS TO TRY AND MAINTAIN SOME CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ENDED UP DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND WHILE DECREASING SPEED BY BRAKING AND PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE, THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY ENDED UP HITTING A FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PROPELLER, AND BASE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR20LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA318), Sep 22, 2020: Cessna 182 (N756RA), Island Park, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. ## Other reports on N756RA (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20220121000809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220121000809I), Jan 21, 2022: Cessna R182 (N756RA), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. N756RA incident Cessna 182 Location: noak runway 28R Date and time: 01/21/2022 1239 Incident ? Prop strike Left myf 0930 Preflight check was showing winds was… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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