Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 182T near Rangely, CO — 2009-04-22

Final reportCEN09CA264
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Date
2009-04-22
Location
Rangely, CO, USA
Airport
4V0
Aircraft
CESSNA 182T
Registration
N345TJ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot was on a cross country flight in his single-engine airplane when he decided to make a unscheduled stop at another airport to use the rest room. During landing, when the airplane was approximately 20-feet-above the ground, it encountered a light crosswind from the right. The pilot compensated but the airplane drifted further to the left. The airplane contacted the runway and bounced three times before it went off the left side of and collided with taxiway identifier sign. The airplane came to an abrupt stop but remained upright. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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