N9088G

On September 8, 1995, at 1530 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182N, N9088G, collided with the ground following an in-flight loss of control during a go-around at the Mariposa, California, airport. The aircraft was operated by Pacific Flight Services, Inc., of Chico, California, and was rented by the pilot for a personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed in the collision sequence and postcrash fire. The certificated private pilot sustained minor injuries; however, the three passengers on board were not injured. The flight originated at the Chico airport on the day of the accident at 1400 as a planned cross-country to Mariposa.

The pilot said that in the landing flare for runway 26 the aircraft was pushed to the side of the runway by a gust of wind. The pilot initiated a go-around by adding full power, then he heard the stall warning horn come on. He said he lowered the nose and the aircraft hit the ground while drifting off the runway. A postcrash fire erupted after the occupants had evacuated the aircraft.