# NTSB WPR25LA035: Cessna 182E, N9207X, Priest River, ID, November 6, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 6, 2024, 10:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Priest River, ID · Private grass strip
- Coordinates: 48.069951, -116.84033 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0700&lon=-116.8403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195472/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA035

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his inability to stop the landing roll on a wet gras runway, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 810 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 1,330 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he attempting to land at a grass airstrip. The airplane touched down midfield; however, the pilot was unable to stop the airplane’s forward movement due to wet grass and frost. The airplane subsequently struck a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and left horizontal stabilizer. Subsequently, the pilot stated he should have touched down earlier on the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9207X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9207X), registered now, S/N 18253607, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253607
- Year built: 1961
- Airframe hours: 4757
- Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 23, 2023, 130 hours before
- Equipment: ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Auto-pilot, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 30, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 441 total, 300 in this make and model, 362 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 27.54 inHg
- Observed at: KSZT, 18 nm away
- METAR: KSZT 061815Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM BKN010 02/00 A3041 RMK AO2

## 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 20241106016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241106016319A), Nov 6, 2024: Cessna 182E, Priest Lake, ID, Substantial damage. Airman departed private sod runway, upon departure observed weather conditions below his personal minimums north of his departure airport. Pilot opted to…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195472. 4.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17966461&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20signed%20WPR25LA035%20N9207X_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18231277&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos%20WPR25LA035-Rel.pdf

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.

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