# NTSB SEA08CA151: Cessna T182T, N2413M, Point Roberts, WA, June 17, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 17, 2008, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Point Roberts, WA - Coordinates: 48.979721, -123.078887 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9797&lon=-123.0789&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68250 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA08CA151 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68250/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA151 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around. Contributing to the accident were the pilot inadvertently allowing the airplane to porpoise during the landing flare, and the presence of a tailwind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis While attempting a landing, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to porpoise during the landing flare. He therefore initiated a go-around, but did not clear some trees about one-quarter mile off the departure end of the runway. After impacting the trees, he was able to maintain airplane control, and subsequently executed a second approach and a full-stop landing. After the landing, the pilot realized that his first approach had been made with a tailwind of about 20 knots. ## Factual narrative While attempting a landing in visual meteorological conditions, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to porpoise during the landing flare. He therefore initiated a go-around, but did not clear some trees about one-quarter mile off the departure end of the runway. After impacting the trees, he was able to maintain airplane control, and subsequently executed a second approach and a full-stop landing. After the landing, the pilot realized that his first approach had been made with a tailwind of about 20 knots. The impact with the tress resulted in numerous dents in the leading edge of the wings, and a tear in the skin of the horizontal stabilizer. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2413M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2413M), registered now, S/N T18208758 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T182T - Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (registry code 42005, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18208758 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-Ak1A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: David A. Smith - Registered owner: Gemini Sonoma LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KEUG, Eugene, OR - Destination: 1RL, Point Roberts, WA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 1RL, Point Roberts, runway 16, 2,200 × 125 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days, 23 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 11 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.27 inHg - Observed at: KBLI, 25 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 20080617838979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080617838979A), Jun 17, 2008: Cessna T182T, Point Roberts, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 17, 2008 at 1400, Point Roberts, WA, Cessna T182T, N2413M, pilot attempted to land on runway 34 with gusty and shifting winds and upon approach… 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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.