- Date
- November 22, 1990, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kamiah, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3167RCessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901122051119A
- Case key
- 41368
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.
Analysis
The pilot reported that a normal approach for landing to the west was made with a cross wind from the south at 15 KTS, gusting to 25 KTS. Just prior to touch down, a gust of wind caused the airplane to balloon 30 feet AGL. The pilot applied full power to go-around, however, a down draft forced the airplane to descend, colliding with the terrain on the right wing and right main landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3167R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258567
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond D. Gill
- Departed
- LWS · Lewiston, ID
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 27, 1,100 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.