# NTSB WPR11CA347: Cessna 182B, Sandy, OR, July 24, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 24, 2011, 16:30 UTC, 09:30 local
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Coordinates: 45.618057, -122.371665 (estimated)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director, October 20, 2011
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11CA347
- NTSB report (PDF): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81220/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA347

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance between the airplane and ground obstacles.

## Findings

- Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Task monitoring/vigilance-Pilot - C (probable cause)
- Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Tree(s)-Response/compensation - C (probable cause)

## Analysis

The pilot had just landed at the grass strip. At the end of the landing roll, he started to turn to the right for the parking area when the right wing impacted a tree that caused substantial damage to the spar. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot had just landed at the grass strip. At the end of the landing roll, he started to turn to the right for the parking area when his right wing impacted a tree, substantially damaging the spar. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Sequence of events

- Taxi-from runway: Airport occurrence (defining event)
- Taxi-from runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) 

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8426T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8426T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 52326
- Airframe hours: 5326
- Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William Terry Keller
- Departed: OG29, Sandy, OR
- Destination: OG29, Sandy, OR
- Airport: OG29, McKinnon Airpark, runway 25
- FAA reports: 20110724030179A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110724030179A) (OpenAirDocs)

## Flight crew

- Pilot; age 45; private; medical class 3; hours: 12 30 days, 12 30 days in this make and model, 37 90 days, 37 90 days in this make and model, 417 total, 90 total in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility (statute miles): 10
- Temperature (°F): 69.8

## Docket (1 files)

On NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81220

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (.PDF, 9 pages, 287 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40352560&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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