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September 16, 1999 · Cessna 182Q · N22WR

Crescent Lake, OR

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 16, 1999
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Crescent Lake, OR
Aircraft
Cessna 182Q
Tail Number
N22WR
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA99LA164

The pilot flew over the airport to check the wind, and the windsock appeared to indicate that the wind was calm. She therefore continued around the pattern and landed on the end of the runway that was asphalt covered. During the flare, the aircraft dropped in from about four feet above the surface and bounced back into the air. Before it touched down again, it encountered a sudden crosswind from the right, which lifted the right wing higher into the air. Because the aircraft was in a left bank, it started to drift off the left side of the runway, and the pilot was unable to maintain enough directional control to keep it from departing the runway and impacting some nearby trees.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing. Factors include a sudden wind shift, a crosswind gust, and tall trees growing along the side of the airstrip.

Full Narrative

On September 16, 1999, approximately 1130 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N22WR, collided with trees during a landing at Crescent Lake State Airport, Crescent Lake, Oregon. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, but the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, which departed Jackson County Airport, Medford, Oregon, about one hour earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot had been on a VFR flight plan, and the ELT, which was activated by the accident, was turned off at the scene. According to the pilot, when she overflew the airport, the wind sock appeared to indicate that the wind was calm. She therefore decided to land on runway 31 because the southeast end of the runway is covered with asphalt and the northwest end is dirt. While in the traffic pattern and on final, the pilot did not notice any change in the wind, so she continued the approach to runway 31. While the aircraft was in the landing flare, it "...unexpectedly dropped the last four feet" and bounced back into the air. According to the pilot, before the aircraft touched down again, it made a "...dramatic, steep left turn toward the trees." The pilot tried to realign the aircraft with the runway, but was unable to do so. It therefore departed the left side of the runway and impacted tall trees growing along the edge of the strip. In telephone conversation with the Investigator-In-Charge (IIC), about one-half hour after the accident, the pilot said that she believed that a sudden right crosswind gust had lifted the right wing of the aircraft after it bounced back into the air. She further stated that she felt the force of the gust held the aircraft in a left bank long enough to make it drift off the left side of the runway. During the investigation the IIC talked with individuals who live in the area, and they reported that because of the tall trees surrounding the airstrip and the breezes that come off of Crescent Lake, the winds near the runway are sometimes "unpredictable and squirrelly." It was noted during the investigation that the Oregon State Airport Directory contains the following statement: "Warning Airport: This is a warning airport. It does not conform to normal airport dimensional standards, and it also may require special techniques and procedures to use."

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:30 PDT
Nearest AirportCresent Lake State (0nm)
Runway31
Runway Length3800 ft
Runway Width125 ft
Flight Plan FiledVFR
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 182Q
Tail NumberN22WR
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-470-U · Reciprocating · 230
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 70 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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