Cessna 182G N3272S

Summary

On 17 April 2012 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N3272S was involved in an accident near Georgetown, California, United States. 2 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

17 April 2012 at 23:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Georgetown, California, United States

Nearest airport

Georgetown Airport (KE36)

Coordinates

38.9192, -120.8636

Aircraft

Cessna 182G

Registration

N3272S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Paula → Georgetown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA169

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusting wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he flew over the airport and observed the windsock favoring runway 16 with a 5- to 8-knot crosswind. He made the landing approach with the right wing down, and had good directional control. The airplane was in the flare when it encountered two wind gusts that lifted the airplane and caused it to land hard twice. Upon the second hard landing, the nose pitched down and the airplane veered to the left, off the runway, over a taxiway, and impacted a hangar nose first. The pilot expressed concerns that the pilot's seat may have slid back during the landing. The seat and seat rails were in compliance with applicable airworthiness directives and were properly functioning. The right wing and fuselage were substantially damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.