Location: Island Park, Idaho
Accident Number: WPR20LA318
Date and Time: September 22, 2020, 11:00 Local
Registration: N756RA
Aircraft: Cessna 182
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control on ground
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis
The pilot reported that he configured the airplane to land with a right crosswind and was aligned with runway centerline. As the airplane was about to touchdown, the airspeed decreased, and the pilot felt a gust of wind push the airplane to the left as it touched down and began the landing roll. The pilot corrected with right rudder control and aileron input; however, the airplane continued to the left and exited the runway surface and struck a fence. The horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Findings
Aircraft Directional control - Not attained/maintained
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Pilot
Environmental issues Gusts - Response/compensation
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground (Defining event)
Pilot Information
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 45, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: July 29, 2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: August 27, 2020
Flight Time: (Estimated) 492 hours (Total, all aircraft), 65 hours (Total, this make and model)
Passenger Information
Certificate: Age:
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Seat Occupied: Right
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Second Pilot Present: No
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Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N756RA
Model/Series: 182 R
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1979
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: R18201133
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tricycle
Seats:
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Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: WYS,6649 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 10 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 17:55 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 246°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 30.22 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 15°C / 0°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Yellowstone, MT (WYS)
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Destination: Island Park, ID
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace: Class G
Airport Information
Airport: Henry's Lake Airport U53
Runway Surface Type: Grass/turf
Airport Elevation: 6596 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 6
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 4600 ft / 170 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Full stop; Traffic pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 44.63475,-111.34269
