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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Burley, ID · June 21, 2019

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
June 21, 2019, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
Place
Burley, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8465MCessna 182
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report April 13, 2020
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20190621007709A
Case key
99688

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Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare during landing in a gusting, right quartering tailwind, which resulted in the airplane wheel barrowing and a subsequent runway overrun, impact with terrain, and noseover.

Findings · 4

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.

Performance/control parameters: landing flareAircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintainedCessna 182P: 14 casesAll aircraft: 1,285 casesProbable cause
Use of equip/info: aircraft controlPersonnel issues › Task performance · PilotCessna 182P: 48 casesAll aircraft: 9,295 casesProbable cause
Object/animal/substance: tree(s)Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operationCessna 182P: 3 casesAll aircraft: 933 casesProbable cause
Terrain: sloped/uneven terrainEnvironmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operationCessna 182P: 3 casesAll aircraft: 270 casesProbable cause

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Analysis

The pilot reported that, during landing, shortly after touchdown, the airplane "wheelbarrowed" and veered left. Upon reaching the end of the runway, he pulled back on the yoke, but the airplane exited the runway, impacted a berm, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, shortly after touchdown, the airplane "wheelbarrowed" and veered left. Upon reaching the end of the runway, he pulled back on the yoke, but the airplane exited the runway, impacted a berm, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 10 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 330° at 15 knots, gusting 23 knots. The airplane landed on runway 20. The pilot added that he intended to land on runway 24.

Aircraft

Registration
N8465M
Reported as
Cessna 182 (P)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18264613
Built
1976
Airframe hours
9,825.9
Engine
Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Yankee Flying Club
Registered owner
Yankee Flying Club
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 18, 2019
Departed
PVU · Provo, UT
Destination
JER · Jerome, ID
Airport
BYI · Burley Muni, runway 20, 4,092 × 80 ft, asphalt
Equipment
None

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
37
Injuries
None
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, With waivers/limitations
Last flight review
September 5, 2018
Seat
Left
Restraint
3-point
Flight hours
380 total · 76 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
330° at 15 knots, gusting 23
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
63 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
30.01 inHg
Observed at
KBYI

Docket · 2

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 16, 2020, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 1.3 MB in all.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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