- Date
- May 18, 2021, 16:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Minden, NV · Airport
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8488MCessna 182P
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- FAA report
- 20210518009149A
- Case key
- 103111
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on approach in microburst or windshear conditions, which resulted in impact with a runway sign.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during the landing approach, the airplane encountered a microburst or windshear. She applied full power and attempted to go-around, however despite her actions the airplane continued to descend and subsequently impacted a runway sign. The fuselage and the right horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8488M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264626
- Built
- 1976
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Media Stew LLC
- Registered owner
- Media Stew LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Destination
- Same as departure
- Airport
- MEV · Minden-Tahoe, runway 12/30, 5,299 × 75 ft, asphalt
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Restraint
- 3-point
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 26
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Medical
- Unknown
- Restraint
- 3-point
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 3001.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEV
- METAR
- KMEV 182235Z AUTO 27015G25KT 230V320 10SM CLR 25/01 A3001
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8488M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.