# NTSB ATL06CA109: Cessna 182L, N3415R, Eatonton, GA, July 22, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 22, 2006, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Eatonton, GA - Coordinates: 33.452499, -83.27333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4525&lon=-83.2733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Atlanta FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64201 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64201/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA109 ## Probable cause The CFI's failure to initiate a go-around when he noticed the flight was high during approach resulting in the flight landing long, overrunning the runway , and colliding with trees. Factors in the accident were a wet runway and a tailwind for landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) - altitude - high, pilot in command(cfi) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command(cfi) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), while approaching Baldwin County, Georgia, from the north, Atlanta Approach Control gave warning that there were indications of heavy rain over Milledgeville, Georgia, their intended destination. The CFI stated that they "were in VFR conditions at the time, and could tell there was a storm in the general direction of the airport." As they got closer to the airport, it was apparent that they would not be able to land. The CFI stated that they cancelled their IFR clearance and diverted to Deerfield Landing Airport, a privately owned airport with a grass strip. The student was flying the airplane and was having trouble descending and flying the pattern. On final, seeing that they were too high, the CFI took over the flying duties, and made a full flap landing. The CFI stated that "they were landing long and would need maximum braking effort, I retracted the flaps. The brakes did not seem to have any effect. Unable to stop before running out of runway, we hit trees at the end of the runway." The CFI further stated, "in the post-accident evaluation, I realized that I should have noticed the tailwind effects while on final. Further, I should have realized that with rain in the area no doubt the grass was wet, and therefore slippery. But the genesis of the problem was that I attempted to land out of a bad pattern. A go-around with a better pattern would have been the correct response to the situation." Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found the right wing substantially damaged on the leading edge at the attach point of the wing strut, and wrinkling of the empennage forward of the vertical stabilizer. There were no mechanical problems discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 22, 2006, at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N3415R, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided with trees off the end of runway 34, at the Deerfield Landing Airport, in Eatonton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Richland, Virginia, on July 22, 2006, at 1530. According to the CFI, while approaching Baldwin County, Georgia, from the north, Atlanta Approach Control gave warning that there were indications of heavy rain over Milledgeville, Georgia, their intended destination. The CFI stated that they "were in VFR conditions at the time, and could tell there was a storm in the general direction of the airport." As they got closer to the airport, it was apparent that they would not be able to land. The CFI stated that they cancelled their IFR clearance and diverted to Deerfield Landing Airport, a privately owned airport with a grass strip. The student was flying the airplane and was having trouble descending and flying the pattern. On final, seeing that they were to high, the CFI took over the flying duties, and made a full flap landing. The CFI stated that "they were landing long and would need maximum braking effort, I retracted the flaps. The brakes did not seem to have any effect. Unable to stop before running out of runway, we hit trees at the end of the runway." The CFI further stated, "in the post-accident evaluation, I realized that I should have noticed the tailwind effects while on final. Further, I should have realized that with rain in the area no doubt the grass was wet, and therefore slippery. But the genesis of the problem was that I attempted to land out of a bad pattern. A go-around with a better pattern would have been the correct response to the situation." Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector found the right wing substantially damaged on the leading edge at the attach point of the wing strut, and wrinkling of the empennage forward of the vertical stabilizer. There were no mechanical problems discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3415R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415R-2012-11-08), registration cancelled 2012-11-08, S/N 18258715, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-58715 - Airframe hours: 2922 - Engines: Continental O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: kenneth E. Sharp - Registered owner: David Robins - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2005 - Departed: 6V3, Richlands, VA - Destination: MLJ, Milledeville, GA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 9GA9, Deerfield Landing, runway 34, 2,900 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 65; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: right; flight hours: 4,765 total, 802 in this make and model, 4,765 as pilot in command, 153 in the last 90 days, 67 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: AHN ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060722017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722017029A), Jul 22, 2006: Cessna 182L, Eatonton, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight was a combination training flight, providing additional cross country training as well as high performance training. Deerfield is a privately… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.