Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 182P near Levelland, TX — 2011-02-18

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Date
2011-02-18
Location
Levelland, TX, USA
Airport
LLN
Aircraft
CESSNA 182P
Registration
N325LA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a landing and subsequent go-around with a crosswind.

NTSB narrative

The airplane was on a night visual flight rules cross-country flight to an uncontrolled airport. The pilot was performing a straight-in approach with a 10- to 11-knot direct crosswind; after touching down the airplane began to veer toward the runway edge. The pilot attempted a go-around; however, during the attempt, the airplane experienced an aerodynamic stall and its left wing struck the ground just off the runway's edge. The airplane tumbled, impacting the ground and coming to rest inverted in the adjacent grass field. A surviving passenger said that the touchdown was very rough and that he moved in the airplane from side to side. A postaccident examination of the airplane showed no preimpact anomalies with the airplane.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have aborted the landing after rough touchdown.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents16

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