Cessna 182 N2892Y

Summary

On 3 March 2017 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2892Y was involved in an accident near Alpine, Texas, 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

3 March 2017 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Alpine, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Alpine-Casparis Muni (E38)

Coordinates

30.3894, -103.6806

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2892Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1962

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alpine → Alpine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

GAA17CA172

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions at night and his delayed go-around, which resulted in the airplane bouncing and impacting a fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during final approach in gusting wind conditions at night, he reduced power and initiated a flare when he then heard the stall warning horn. He added that a "gust of wind caught [the] left wing," which he attempted to recover with left aileron inputs. The nose landing gear bounced during touchdown, and he applied full power to go around when a gust of wind "pushed [him] right into desert." The airplane bounced, impacted a fence, and came to rest inverted on the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 130° at 9 knots and that, about 15 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 140° at 10 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The airplane landed on runway 19.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.