- Date
- July 14, 2007, 21:00 local (Jul 15, 2007, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Astoria, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N233KSCessna 182S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070714014139A
- Case key
- 66211
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown, resulting in an inadvertent swerve and collapse of the left main and nose landing gears.
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
According to the pilot, he completed a VOR approach to the airport and then entered the traffic pattern for runway 26. On final approach, he increased the flap setting to 30 degrees and performed a "side slip for cross wind." Upon touchdown, the airplane's nose turned to the right, and he attempted to go around. The airplane continued to turn to the right and exited the runway. The left main and nose landing gears collapsed. The weather observation at the airport recorded about 5 minutes before the accident indicated the wind was from 230 degrees at 6 knots.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, he completed a VOR approach to the airport and then entered the traffic pattern for runway 26. On final approach, he increased the flap setting to 30 degrees and performed a "side slip for cross wind." Upon touchdown, the airplane's nose turned to the right, and he attempted to go around. The airplane continued to turn to the right and exited the runway. The left main and nose landing gears collapsed. The weather observation at the airport recorded about 5 minutes before the accident indicated the wind was from 230 degrees at 6 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N233KS
- Reported as
- Cessna 182S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18280145
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Destination
- AST · Astoria, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AST · Astoria Regional, runway 26, 5,796 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 519 total · 402 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Observed at
- AST
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.