CHI04CA139

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna TR182 · Hamberg, ND · June 6, 2004

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
June 6, 2004, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
Place
Hamberg, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N736QXCessna TR182
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 1, 2004
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
20040606009229A
Case key
59379

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Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his misjudgment of speed and distance.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Distance/speed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not possiblePilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor
Object - fence postFactor

Analysis

The airplane contacted a wire fence during an overrun landing on runway 09 (1,950 feet by 100 feet, grass) at a private airstrip. The pilot stated he checked the wind sock, water waves, and the slough in a pasture during the traffic pattern in order to determine the wind conditions. He reported the local winds were from the southeast at 20 to 30 miles per hour, gusting in excess of 35 miles per hour. He reported the runway runs east/west and he chose to land to the west because the farmstead, hangar, and trees located at the west end of the airstrip can make landing difficult in gusty wind conditions. The pilot reported he came in "hot" and touched down 1/4 to 1/2 the way down the airstrip. He reported that he did not perform a go-around due to the obstacles at the end of the runway. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a wire fence and its associated posts.

Factual narrative

On June 6, 2004, at 1140 central daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N736QX, contacted a wire fence during an overrun landing on runway 09 (1,950 feet by 100 feet, grass) at the Risovi Ranch Strip, a private airstrip in Hamberg, North Dakota. The commercial rated pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Dickinson, North Dakota, at 0920 mdt.

The pilot reported he received a weather briefing from the Grand Forks Flight Service Station prior to the flight. He stated he checked the wind sock, water waves, and the slough in a pasture during the traffic pattern in order to determine the wind conditions. The pilot reported the local winds were from the southeast at 20 to 30 miles per hour, gusting in excess of 35 miles per hour. He reported the runway runs east/west and he chose to land to the west because the farmstead, hangar, and trees located at the west end of the airstrip can make landing difficult in gusty wind conditions. The pilot reported he came in "hot" and touched down 1/4 to 1/2 the way down the airstrip. He reported that he did not perform a go-around due to the obstacles at the end of the runway. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a wire fence and its associated posts.

Aircraft

Registration
N736QX
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Category
Airplane
Serial number
R18200756
Engine
Lycoming O-540, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Dennis G. Risovi
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
DIX · Dickinson, ND
Destination
Hamberg, ND

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
45
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
1,345 total · 359 in this make and model · 1,345 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.