# NTSB ERA24LA252: Cessna 182, N3304R, Telford, TN, June 8, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 8, 2024, 10:57 local (14:57 UTC) - Place: Telford, TN - Coordinates: 36.274896, -82.585026 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2749&lon=-82.5850&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194428 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA252 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194428/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194428 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA252 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a go-around, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: yaw control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 149 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis After entering the traffic pattern at the destination airport, the pilot approached the runway for landing. The pilot described that during the landing approach the airplane was, “…a little fast and started to float which left my nose high.” The pilot initiated a go-around and the airplane’s nose pulled to the left. The pilot then corrected to the right an attempted to climb above trees to the right of the runway. The airplane subsequently contacted the trees and then impacted the ground. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured, and the airplane’s fuselage, wings, and engine mount were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Witness statements and video showed the airplane approach the turf runway normally and that after the pilot initiated the go-around, the airplane yawed to the left and the nose pitched up. Subsequently, the nose pitched down slightly, and a right bank began. The airplane continued in a right bank with a nose high pitch attitude and flaps extended until it impacted the trees to the right of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3304R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3304R-2024-08-17), registration cancelled 2024-08-17, S/N 18258604, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (L) - 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: 18258604 - Year built: 1967 - Airframe hours: 4252 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies O-470-R41 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 13, 2024, 12 hours before - Departed: GCY, Greeneville, TN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 97TN, Kite Fld, runway 4, 2,800 × 50 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 233 total, 149 in this make and model, 233 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: TRI, 15 nm away - METAR: KTRI 081453Z 22005KT 10SM FEW250 23/15 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02330150 51013 ## 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 20240608005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608005919A), Jun 8, 2024: Cessna 182L, Telford, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot flying Cessna 182 attempted to land at a grass strip. Pilot attempted go around, stalled aircraft and crashed into wooded area. Two persons on board,… ## Docket (10 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 18, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194428. 65.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17295667&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120.1%20Completed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA record of conversation; pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 135 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289461&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20conversation%20with%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA record of conversation; passenger (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 116 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289383&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20conversation%20with%20Passenger_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Witness statements (item 4, PDF, 4 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289186&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Witness%20Statements_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� police report excerpts (item 5, PDF, 2 pages, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289025&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR%20Police%20report%20excrept_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 6, PDF, 21 pages, 9.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289601&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot logbook excerpts (item 7, PDF, 15 pages, 10.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17296304&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Logbook%20Excerpts_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 8, PDF, 3 pages, 566 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289481&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20ERA24LA252-Rel.pdf - Security camera video of accident (item 9, MOV, 14.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289403&FileExtension=MOV&FileName=RPReplay_Final1717902828-Rel.MOV - Witness video of accident (item 10, MOV, 22.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17289611&FileExtension=MOV&FileName=IMG_1166-Rel.MOV From the NTSB's public API. 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