Cessna T182T N2439W

Summary

On 28 September 2010 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna T182T registered N2439W was involved in an accident near Downers Grove, Illinois, 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

28 September 2010 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Brookeridge Air Park (LL22)

Coordinates

41.7325, -87.9992

Aircraft

Cessna T182T

Registration

N2439W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Downers Grove

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA577

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun, and his delayed decision to execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that although the airplane touched down a little bit faster than he anticipated during the initial landing roll, he thought he would be able to stop the airplane within the remaining runway. He later realized that he would not be able to stop but it was too late for him to abort the landing. The airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane and opined that he should have performed a go-around. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the nose landing gear was collapsed, the firewall was bent, and the left wing was bent aft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.