Cessna 182 near Millington, MD — 2020-08-30
- Date
- 2020-08-30
- Location
- Millington, MD, USA
- Airport
- MD1
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N3707U
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot’s misidentification of a corn field for the destination airport’s runway, and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at low altitude while attempting to land.
NTSB narrative
After a successful glider release, the pilot of the tow airplane was attempting to return to the turf runway at the departure airport. The pilot stated that he had difficulty locating the runway amongst the nearby corn fields and mistakenly aligned the airplane to land on a long swath of corn. During the landing attempt, and just as the pilot realized that the airplane was over corn and not the runway, the airplane “stalled” and impacted the ground. The airplane’s fuselage and wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
NTSB coding
Evidence available
- Photos
- 3 docket documents