Cessna 182E N3229Y
22 May 2009 · Martinsville, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 May 2009 at about 20:24 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N3229Y was involved in an accident near Martinsville, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Martinsville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Daniel's Field Airport (90IN)
- Coordinates
- 39.4089, -86.4439
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182E
- Registration
- N3229Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Martinsville → Martinsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA317
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing and his delay in initiating a successful go-around, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing at a private airport, the pilot "landed long to avoid [a] dip in the field..." With the flaps positioned at 30 degrees, the airplane landed on the grass runway (2,000 feet long by 90 feet wide). The pilot felt that the airspeed was too fast to stop and he aborted the landing and attempted to execute a go-around. He retracted the flaps and applied full engine power. He "jumped the airplane off the grass" and tried to get the airplane to clear power lines. The airplane stalled and the left wing impacted another set of power lines. The airplane impacted several vehicles in a used car parking lot and came to rest on top of three vehicles. The pilot sustained serious injuries; the passenger and a person on the ground sustained minor injuries. The pilot indicated that he should have touched down sooner "or make [the] go-around decision if that is not possible on short fields like this one..."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 182 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182M | Albany, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Jun 2009 | Cessna 182M | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182 | Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States | Paul D Hiller | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2009 | Cessna 182 | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | Hope Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2009 | Cessna 182P | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 182T | Rangely, Colorado, United States | Global Lease Finance LLC | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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