Cessna 182H N8311S

Summary

On 31 May 2010 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N8311S, operated by Elizabeth A. Fiala, was involved in an accident near Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 May 2010 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Oliver Springs Airport (TN08)

Coordinates

36.0375, -84.3069

Aircraft

Cessna 182H

Registration

N8311S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Elizabeth A. Fiala

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dickson → Oliver Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA288

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to execute a go-around, which resulted in a long landing, runway overrun, and the airplane's subsequent descent into a stream.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, she contacted the operator of the private airport several days before the accident to obtain permission to land. The operator informed the pilot that the runway was comprised of turf and briefed her on the hazards associated with runways 15 and 33. He recommended the pilot make her approach to runway 15 due to a 15-foot drop-off into a stream at the end of runway 33. The pilot configured the airplane for landing to runway 15. Her approach was fast and high and she made a go-around when the airplane was halfway down the runway. She climbed out on the runway heading, made a 180-degree turn and initiated an approach to runway 33. The airplane touched down on the last third of the runway and she immediately applied heavy brakes. She realized that she would be unable to stop and applied full power; however, the airplane went off the drop-off and into the stream. The pilot stated that she did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the runway and stated that he observed tracks up to but no further than 250 to 300 feet before the runway edge of the creek.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.