Cessna 182 N5011D

Summary

On 2 June 2017 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5011D was involved in an accident near Elk City, Idaho, 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

2 June 2017 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elk City, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

45.5353, -115.3000

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5011D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Central Idaho → Elk City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA320

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the wing’s angle of attack while on short final, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing, while over the threshold of the airstrip, he aerodynamically stalled the airplane. He added that the airplane touched down and bounced and then drifted left and bounced again while exiting the airstrip. Subsequently, the left wing hit a tree, and the airplane came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.