# NTSB SEA02LA101: Cessna 182Q, N4725N, Yellow Pine, ID, June 15, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 15, 2002, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC) - Place: Yellow Pine, ID - Coordinates: 44.900001, -115.483329 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9000&lon=-115.4833&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 16, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54963 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA101 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54963/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54963 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA101 ## Probable cause Compensation for wind conditions inadequate during the approach for landing. A downdraft was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Hard landing, landing - Gear collapsed, landing - landing gear - overload ## Analysis The private pilot reported that while on short final to runway 17, at an altitude of approximately 50-75 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane encountered a sudden and "severe" downdraft. The pilot applied full power and up-elevator, however, the airplane continued to descend and subsequently landed hard on the turf runway. During the hard landing, the left main gear and nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated that he hadn't experienced any mechanical difficulties or malfunctions that may have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 15, 2002, about 0850 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N4725N, sustained substantial damage during landing at Johnson Creek Airport (3U2), near Yellow Pine, Idaho. The airplane is registered to the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal/pleasure flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated from Anaconda, Montana, approximately 1 hour and twenty minutes prior to the accident. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board on June 17, the pilot reported that while on short final to runway 17, at an altitude of approximately 50-75 feet above ground level (AGL), the airplane encountered a sudden and "severe" downdraft. The pilot applied full power and up-elevator, however, the airplane continued to descend and subsequently landed hard on the turf runway. During the hard landing, the left main gear and nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated that he hadn't experienced any mechanical difficulties or malfunctions that may have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N4725N (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267214 - Airframe hours: 1122 - Engines: Continental IO-520 D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James B. Strang - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2002, 50 hours before - Departed: 3U3, Anaconda, MT - Destination: 3U2, Yellow Pine, ID - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 3U2, Johnson Creek, runway 17, 3,400 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 12, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 1,044 total, 338 in this make and model, 901 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 36 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KMYL, 26 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 20020615015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615015319A), Jun 15, 2002: Cessna 182Q, Yellow Pine, ID, No damage. (-23) Departed anaconda, mt (3U3) at 0700 MDT on a VFR flight to Johnson Creek Airport, ID (3U2). While on short final approach to runway 17 at Johnson Creek… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54963. 336 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 307 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445562&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Passenger Statement (item 2, .PDF, 29 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445563&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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