Cessna 182P N1289S

Summary

On 20 August 2010 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N1289S, operated by Mid Valley LLC, was involved in an accident near Del Rio, Texas, 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

20 August 2010 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Del Rio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bar C Ranch (None)

Coordinates

29.3711, -100.9228

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N1289S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mid Valley LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wesaco → Del Rio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA499

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to monitor his altitude while making a visual approach, which resulted in landing short of the runway and subsequent collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting to land his single-engine airplane on a private dirt strip when he got distracted by a cow that was adjacent to and moving toward the runway. Not paying attention to his glide path, the pilot made a lower than normal approach and landed short of the runway by about 5 to 10 feet. The airplane struck some rocks on a rise in the terrain and subsequently flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the nose and vertical tail, and showed wrinkles to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.