- Date
- October 7, 1988, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N736EKCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881007048369A
- Case key
- 7938
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During final approach to rwy 26 a crosswind shifted to a tailwind. The plt rprtd a full flap/carb heat touchdown was made despite 14 knots airspeed. Insufficient rwy remained and full throttle was applied for go-around. Flaps and carb heat were not repositioned. After 3-5 secs engine had not responded. Throttle was closed and aircraft skidded off rwy overrun. Engine tests confirmed avg 4 second hesitation to full throttle response.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N736EK
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-18200724
- Airframe hours
- 1,099
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- INT · Winston-Salem, NC
- Airport
- EXX · Lexington, runway 26, 3,300 × 65 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 347 total · 8 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.