- Date
- April 27, 1991, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Arvin, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7220ECessna 182B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910427012819A
- Case key
- 27182
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Probable cause
1) The pilot inadequately compensated for wind conditions; 2) the pilot's improper inflight decision; and 3) the pilot not attaining the proper landing touchdown point.
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.
Analysis
In his written statement, the pilot said that he was attempting a full stop landing, but the wind direction and velocity changed. He executed a go around using a circle to land technique from an altitude of about 100 feet above ground level. On his second approach, the aircraft touched down about 1600 feet from the beginning of the runway and about 800 feet from the end of the runway. He applied full braking, but the aircraft exited the end of the runway and collided with a dirt berm. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7220E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52220
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arvin Skydiving Center
- Registered owner
- Arvin Skydiving Center
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 6CA7 · Arvin Duster Strip, runway 8, 2,400 × 30 ft, dirt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 8 in this make and model · 299 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.