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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182K · Center Island, WA · June 25, 2006

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
June 25, 2006, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
Place
Center Island, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2476QCessna 182K
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 3, 2006
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
20060625022299A
Case key
63981

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Probable cause

Distance/speed misjudged by the pilot during landing. Rough uneven terrain was a factor.

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.

OverrunLanding
Distance/speed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor

Analysis

The pilot reported that he "encountered some updraft on short final and wind shear below tree level approaching [the] touchdown end of airstrip." He reported that the airplane touched down approximately 1/3 of the way down the grass/gravel runway and that he experienced "poor" braking and traction. The pilot reported that the airplane continued to slow; however, eventually overran the end of the runway. After exiting the runway, the airplane encountered rough uneven terrain and nosed over.

Factual narrative

On June 25, 2006, approximately 1425 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182K, N2476Q, sustained substantial damage following a runway overrun and subsequent nose over at the Center Island Airport, Center Island, Washington. The private pilot, the owner and operator of the airplane, and the one passenger aboard were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed from Roche Harbor, Washington, approximately 7 minutes prior to the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight. The pilot's intended destination was Center Island.

In a written statement dated June 26, 2006, the pilot reported that he "encountered some updraft on short final and wind shear below tree level approaching [the] touchdown end of airstrip." He reported that the airplane touched down approximately 1/3 of the way down the grass/gravel runway and that he experienced "poor" braking and traction. The pilot reported that the airplane continued to slow, however eventually overran the end of the runway. After exiting the runway, the airplane encountered rough uneven terrain and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N2476Q
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18257676
Engine
Continental O-470, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 91
Registered owner
Brian K. Witt
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
WA50 · Roche Harbor, WA
Destination
78WA · Center Island, WA
Airport
78WA · Center Island, runway 17, gravel

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
52
Certificates
Private, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3
Flight hours
1,319 total · 939 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Other investigations on N2476Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.