Cessna 182 N2019A

Summary

On 15 February 2020 at about 15:13 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N2019A was involved in an accident near Huron, South Dakota, United States. One person was 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

15 February 2020 at 15:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Huron Rgnl (HON)

Coordinates

44.3797, -98.2186

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N2019A

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clark → Huron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA086

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the airplane was low and at a slower-than-normal airspeed while on final approach. When the airplane was about 50 ft above ground level, he reduced the engine power to idle to land, but the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall and descended into a snowbank short of the runway. Both wings sustained substantial damage, and the nosewheel collapsed. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.