- Date
- July 13, 1991, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Naches, WA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2184GCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910713027209A
- Case key
- 41480
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor in-flight decision. Factors include high density altitude, high winds and downdrafts.
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
The pilot of the Cessna 182 departed the uncontrolled airport, located in a mountain valley, during conditions of high gusty winds and high density altitude. Instead of gaining altitude over the nearby lake, he turned toward rising terrain immediately after takeoff. He soon encountered downdrafts, and was unable to outclimb the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2184G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 51484
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marcus R. Mcree
- Registered owner
- Marcus R. Mcree
- Destination
- YKM · Yakima, WA
- Airport
- WA49 · Tieton State
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
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,950 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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.