Cessna 182A N2121G

Summary

On 14 August 2014 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N2121G, operated by Hilwig Kara, was involved in an accident near Gustavus, Alaska, 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

14 August 2014 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gustavus, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Excursion Inlet (EXI)

Coordinates

58.9067, -135.7567

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N2121G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Hilwig Kara

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Juneau → Gustavus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA064

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's unstable landing approach which resulted in a long landing, 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 pilot reported that while on final approach to land she noticed an area of reduced visibility in her approach path, and elected to go-around. On the second approach she came in high, over top of the obscuration, which resulted in a steeper-than-normal approach and long landing. Upon touchdown, she applied the main wheel brakes, but the airplane began to slide along the runways muddy surface. Nearing the end of the runway she initiated a slight left turn, the left main wheel dug into the mud, the left wing impacted brush along the side of the runway, and the airplane nosed down, sustaining substantial damage to the wings. In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been avoided if she had gone around prior to touchdown, waited for the area of reduced visibility on the approach end of the runway to dissipate, or anticipated the muddy runway conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.