- Date
- October 19, 1995, 23:45 local (Oct 20, 1995, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kingston, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9812ECessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951019036099A
- Case key
- 19692
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gusts. Factors were the gusts and the dark night conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
On final approach for the night landing, a wind gust moved the aircraft to the right. The pilot saw trees and added power to go around; however, the airplane impacted the trees and nosed over, coming to rest inverted 50 feet from the runway threshold. 55 minutes prior to the accident, the winds at a location 17 nmi from the site were from 340 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 24.
Factual narrative
On October 19, 1995, at 2345 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N9812E, collided with trees during approach near Kingston, Oklahoma. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane departed Hobart, Oklahoma, at 2245 for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed.
According to the pilot, he was on short final for runway 36 at Lake Texoma State Park Airport when "a wind gust moved the aircraft to the right." He "saw trees" and added power to go around; however, the airplane "impacted trees and brush and flipped over."
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and reported it came to rest inverted on a magnetic heading of 180 degrees approximately 50 feet south of the runway threshold. The nose gear separated, both wings were damaged, and the fuselage was deformed.
The pilot reported the wind at the time of the accident was from 350 degrees at 20 knots. At 2250, 55 minutes prior to the accident, the winds at the Grayson County Airport in Sherman, Texas, were from 340 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 24 knots. The Grayson County Airport is 17 nmi from the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9812E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263918
- Airframe hours
- 1,868
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 265 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marion R. Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1995 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- HBR · Hobart, OK
- Destination
- F31
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- F31 · Lake Texoma, runway 36, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 520 total · 315 in this make and model · 457 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.