Cessna 182Q N86TC

Summary

On 18 August 1997 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N86TC was involved in an accident near Butler, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 1997 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Butler-Choctaw Co. (09A)

Coordinates

32.0806, -88.2209

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N86TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gilbertsville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA97LA236

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during a landing attempt after adding power to recover from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that while on final approach with the flaps fully extended and under no wind conditions, the airplane floated then touched down and bounced. The airplane then touched down on the right main landing gear and began drifting off the left side of the runway. He momentarily applied power and right rudder but the airplane continued off the runway. He then reduced power, applied the brakes but was unable to stop the airplane before it collided with cleared brush off the runway and nosed over. Examination of the runway revealed a mark made from the right main landing gear tire to the left of the runway centerline. The mark continued in an arc to the left and just before the left side of the runway, an additional mark from the left main landing gear is noted. Marks from both main landing gear tires was noted in the grass.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.