- Date
- September 22, 2003, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Versailles, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74LWCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Kansas City, MO FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030922028659A
- Case key
- 57997
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Probable cause
The pilot touched down with excessive airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, the wet runway, the wet grass that the airplane traveled onto, and the ditch which the airplane contacted.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane received substantial damage when it nosed over during an overrun landing. The pilot reported his approach was higher than normal due to trees at the end of runway 7 (2,805 feet by 39 feet) and his airspeed was too fast. He stated the runway was wet and the airplane skidded when he applied brakes after touching down. He released the brakes to straighten the airplane heading, then he reapplied the brakes. He reported the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into the wet grass. The airplane continued across an airport service road and into a ditch. The nose gear collapsed upon contacting the ditch and the airplane nosed over. The Airport Facility Directory notes trees as an obstruction for runway 7 at 3VS. The website AirNav.com states there are 23 foot tall trees 225 feet from the approach end of runway 7, and 40 feet right of the runway centerline. It also states 1 to 18 foot tall brush and trees are present 100 to 200 feet from the approach end of the runway.
Factual narrative
On September 22, 2003, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N74LW, nosed over following an overrun while landing on runway 7 (2,805 feet by 39 feet, wet asphalt) at the Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (3VS), Versailles, Missouri. The private pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the East Kansas City Airport, Grain Valley, Missouri, at 1030.
The pilot reported that his approach was higher than normal because of trees at the end of the runway and the airspeed was too fast. He stated the runway was wet and the airplane skidded when he applied brakes after touching down. He released the brakes to straighten the airplane's heading, then he reapplied the brakes. He reported the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into the wet grass which "did not present much braking action." The airplane continued across an airport service road and into a ditch. The nose gear collapsed upon contacting the ditch and the airplane nosed over.
The Airport Facility Directory notes trees as an obstruction for runway 7 at 3VS. The website AirNav.com states there are 23 foot tall trees 225 feet from the approach end of runway 7, and 40 feet right of the runway centerline. It also states 1 to 18 foot tall brush and trees are present 100 to 200 feet from the approach end of the runway.
The winds reported at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), 40 statue miles northeast of 3SV, at 1053, were form 280 degrees at 8 knots.
The winds reported at the Sedalia Memorial Airport (DMO), 25 statue miles northwest of 3SV, at 1053, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots.
The pilot reported the local winds were light and variable out of the north.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74LW
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262888
- Airframe hours
- 4,466.6
- Engine
- Continental O-470R, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenneth S. Jinks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 2003 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- 3GV · Grain Valley, MO
- Destination
- 3VS · Versailles, MO
- Airport
- 3VS · Roy Otten Memorial Airfield, runway 7, 2,805 × 39 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
- 75
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- March 6, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,532 total · 274 in this make and model · 1,532 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Observed at
- DMO, 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.