# NTSB GAA15CA034: Cessna 182F, N3586Y, Portland, TN, April 7, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 6, 2015, 21:00 local (Apr 7, 2015, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Portland, TN - Coordinates: 36.592498, -86.476943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5925&lon=-86.4769&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 11, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 90997 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90997/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90997 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA034 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to perform a go-around in time to prevent a runway overrun and collision with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: landing distance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 68 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Simulated/training event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 173 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182F, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072714), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis After completing one landing, the pilot decided that he wanted to practice landing with a tailwind. After departure he maneuvered to perform a circling power-off landing on the opposite end of the runway. During the landing he stated that he touched down fast, about 500 feet from the departure end of the runway, bounced a few times, and then overran the runway. The pilot stated that he attempted to abort the landing after bouncing on the runway, but when he added power abruptly, the engine hesitated briefly, and the airplane impacted terrain. During the runway excursion, the airplane struck a fence and came to rest about 1,600 feet past the end of the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that he observed wind about the time of the accident that were from the south at 10 knots, which would have resulted in a direct tailwind. ## Factual narrative After completing one landing, the pilot decided that he wanted to practice landing with a tailwind. After departure he maneuvered to perform a circling power-off landing on the opposite end of the runway. During the landing he stated that he touched down fast, about 500 feet from the departure end of the runway, bounced a few times, and then overran the runway. The pilot stated that he attempted to abort the landing after bouncing on the runway, but when he added power abruptly, the engine hesitated briefly, and the airplane impacted terrain. During the runway excursion, the airplane struck a fence and came to rest about 1,600 feet past the end of the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that he observed winds about the time of the accident that were from the South at 10 knots, which would have resulted in a direct tailwind. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3586Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3586Y-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 18254486, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F (F) - Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254486 - Year built: 1962 - Airframe hours: 3600 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, April 30, 2014 - Departed: 1M5, Portland, TN - Destination: 1M5, Portland, TN - Airport: 1M5, Portland Muni, runway 01, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 2, 2013; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,671 total, 1,377 in this make and model, 1,641 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 180° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KBWG, 22 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20150406004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150406004199A), Apr 6, 2015: Cessna 182F, Portland, TN, Substantial damage. While attempting a VFR night unaided downwind landing on runway 1, the aircraft made contact with the ground approximately 400 yards beyond the north end of… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 13, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90997. 5.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430724&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (Pilot in Command) (item 2, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430725&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot%20in%20Command)-Master.PDF - Photo 1 – Airplane in Field (Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 2.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430727&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20Airplane%20in%20Field%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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