Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 182S near Westminster, MD — 2009-02-21

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Date
2009-02-21
Location
Westminster, MD, USA
Airport
2W2
Aircraft
CESSNA 182S
Registration
N139RA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to stop the airplane within the available runway after touchdown.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he failed to abort the landing early in the landing sequence for Runway 32, an 1,840-foot-long, 30-foot-wide asphalt runway, and that the airplane landed long, overran the runway, and then nosed-over. Photographs revealed 330 feet of skid marks on the pavement that began prior to the departure end of the runway and continued approximately 75 feet through the grass and down a shallow ravine to the overturned airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine compartment, both wings, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported there were no preimpact malfunctions or mechanical failures with the airplane. Winds about the time of the accident, at a location 17 nautical miles to the east, were from 200 degrees at 6 knots.

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