Cessna 182J N3092F

Summary

On 23 October 2015 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182J registered N3092F, operated by Chester RAY Hornung, was involved in an accident near Skwentna, Alaska, United States. 4 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

23 October 2015 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Skwentna, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Whiskey Lake Airstrip (None)

Coordinates

61.9839, -151.4139

Aircraft

Cessna 182J

Registration

N3092F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Chester RAY Hornung

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, which resulted in a porpoise and structural damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard due to the uphill slope of the grass strip. He reported that at touchdown, the airplane porpoised, veered to the left, and the left wing impacted a tree branch. The pilot aborted the landing, departed the area, and landed at an airport without further incident. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the fuselage, the left wing, the floor boards underneath the rudder pedals, and the firewall. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.