Cessna C-182 N5305B

Summary

On 25 April 1998 at about 18:35 local time, a Cessna C-182 registered N5305B, operated by Dennis M. Olson, JR., was involved in an accident near Emporia, Kansas, 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

25 April 1998 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Emporia, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP)

Coordinates

38.4096, -96.1895

Aircraft

Cessna C-182

Registration

N5305B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis M. Olson, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA135

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors contributing to this accident were the strong crosswind and the wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on runway 19 at the Emporia Municipal Airport, Emporia, Kansas. The touchdown was hard which caused The airplane to bounce back into the air. The pilot decided to initiate a go-around. While initiating the go-around, the airplane drifted left. Before the pilot could correct for the drift, the airplane's left wing struck the ground. The airplane pivoted around the wing impacting into ground onto its nose. Following the pilot's exit of the airplane, a gust of wing came up. The airplane nosed over onto its back. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies. The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at Emporia, Kansas, reported winds from 210 degrees magnetic at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.