Cessna 182G N218W

Summary

On 3 June 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N218W, operated by Robert Etherton, was involved in an accident near Dongola, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1983 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dongola, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dongola (RLA)

Coordinates

37.3598, -89.1602

Aircraft

Cessna 182G

Registration

N218W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Etherton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milton → Dongola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA237

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE LANDING WITH A X-WIND AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST & FLOATED ALMOST HALF WAY DOWN THE 1800 FT SOD STRIP. IT BECAME APPARENT TO THE PLT THAT BRAKING ALONE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO STOP. HE ELECTED NOT TO GO-AROUND SINCE THERE WERE POWER LINES & ELEVATED TERRAIN NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT ELECTED TO PURPOSELY TURN OFF THE RWY & ROLL TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. THOUGH THE TERRAIN LOOKED FIRM, IT WAS SOFT (THERE HAD BEEN A RECENT RAIN). AFTER LEAVING THE RWY, THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.