Pilot Debrief

CESSNA T182T near San Antonio, TX — 2012-11-13

Final reportCEN13LA057
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Date
2012-11-13
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Airport
KSAT
Aircraft
CESSNA T182T
Registration
N856DK
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s misjudgment of the landing speed and the runway distance remaining and his delay in applying the brakes, which resulted in an overrun.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said that as the airplane touched down on runway 12, he felt turbulence and a tailwind and applied brakes. When the pilot realized that he could not stop the airplane before the end of the runway, he applied more brake pressure. However, the airplane went off the end of the runway, crossed a perpendicular taxiway, and traveled across a grassy median before it came to a stop just short of another runway. The mechanic who retrieved the airplane reported that he had to loosen the brake pads to allow the wheels to roll; he noted that it was not uncommon for an airplane’s brakes to lock up after heavy braking due to the high heat generated during heavy brake application. Postaccident examination revealed no evidence of preaccident brake malfunction or anomaly that would have precluded normal operation. The asphalt runway was 5,519 feet long, 100 feet wide, and dry.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have initiated a go-around instead of landing too far down the runway.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents8

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