Cessna 182C N800YD

Summary

On 10 December 2011 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N800YD, operated by Jeffrey Vanhoozer, was involved in an accident near Lowman, Idaho, United States. 3 people were 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

10 December 2011 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lowman, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Warm Springs Creek (0U1)

Coordinates

44.1422, -115.3139

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N800YD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffrey Vanhoozer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Garden Valley → Lowman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA060

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of the runway surface firmness, which resulted in a nose-over during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he determined that the snow-covered runway was suitable for landing, based, in part, upon overflying it and seeing snowmobile tracks, which indicated to him that the surface was firm enough. After touching down on the main landing gear, the pilot held the nosewheel off the ground with full-aft elevator pressure, but, when the nosewheel settled, the airplane pitched down violently. It traveled for about 80 feet in the nose-down attitude before it abruptly nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing and rudder. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical issues with the airplane that would have precluded its normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.