Cessna 182E N3293Y

Summary

On 26 September 2021 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N3293Y was involved in an accident near Troup, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 September 2021 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Troup, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Harrison Farm Airport (TE91)

Coordinates

32.1446, -95.1205

Aircraft

Cessna 182E

Registration

N3293Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA458

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a variable gusting wind and his decision not to perform a go-around that resulted an overrun and impact with a fence and trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing a a visual approach to a grass runway, when he noticed the airplane’s ground speed was higher than usual. He increased the wing flap setting to slow the airplane and maneuvered the airplane to avoid obstructions on and to the side of the glide path, but then he realized that attempts to slow the airplane were not realized due to a tailwind. The airplane touched down on the runway and bounced twice but did not slow. The airplane overran the runway and impacted a fence and trees at the departure end. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane to the north with wind light and variable from 080o and gusting to 10 knots. The pilot reported that he could have performed a go-around but decided to continue the approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.