N5677B

Substantial
None

CESSNA 182S/N: 33677

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, September 24, 2009
NTSB Number
WPR09CA477
Location
Enterprise, OR
Event ID
20091006X74943
Coordinates
45.424479, -117.264840
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
Highest Injury
None
Fatalities
0
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
2
Total Aboard
2

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's failure to stop his airplane before it departed the end of the unimproved remote airstrip.

Aircraft Information

Registration
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
33677
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Year Built
1956
Model / ICAO
182C182
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
No. of Engines
1
Seats
4
FAA Model
182

Registered Owner (Current)

Name
HOPE AVIATION LLC
Address
47392 HWY 200
City
HOPE
State / Zip Code
ID 83836
Country
United States

Analysis

The pilot was part of a five-airplane group that was landing at a series of unimproved remote airstrips. When they arrived at the third airstrip, three airplanes made successful landings, but the accident pilot, who was in an airplane with slightly different performance characteristics than the other three, was unable to stop before running off the end of the runway and impacting a ditch. Contributing to the excursion was the airplane bouncing off a bump during the landing roll, which momentarily compromised the pilot's braking actions. After the accident, the pilot, who had not been into the subject airstrip before, stated that he should have made a better decision, and not assumed that because the other three pilots made it successfully that he could too.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# WPR09CA477