Pilot Debrief

CESSNA T182T near Loveland, CO — 2009-11-01

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Date
2009-11-01
Location
Loveland, CO, USA
Airport
FNL
Aircraft
CESSNA T182T
Registration
N652CP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during dusk light conditions, and his failure to execute a go-around.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor requested that the pilot demonstrate a "power-off 180-degree accuracy approach and landing to the 1000-foot mark" on runway 15 with no flaps. The pilot was low on the approach. As the airplane crossed the runway threshold, they felt an impact and the airplane landed "hard." The airplane had struck a two-foot high snow bank that was between the threshold lights. The instructor said the upslope runway, inability to brighten the airspeed readout on the G1000 avionics system, and dusk light conditions contributed to the accident.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Controlled flight into terrain
First missed decision gate
Instructor could have aborted landing due to low altitude and snowbank at runway threshold.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents8

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