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July 23, 2003 · Cessna 182C · N8492T

Cashmere, WA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 23, 2003
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (4 uninjured)
Location
Cashmere, WA
Aircraft
Cessna 182C
Tail Number
N8492T
Operator
Chicha Kermit N
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA03LA149

The pilot executed an approach to runway 07, an 1,800 foot long, asphalt runway. The aircraft touched down about midfield and the pilot felt that he would not be able to stop the aircraft before the upwind end of the runway. He then powered up and executed a balked landing. The aircraft's nose gear clipped a 4 foot high fence 90 feet beyond the upwind end of the runway during the balked landing. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest after nosing over. The pilot reported that he "landed long."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot in command's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his failure to execute a go-around. A contributing factor was the fence.

Full Narrative

On July 23, 2003, approximately 0615 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182C, N8492T, registered to Caapers, Inc., and being operated/flown by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft struck an airport perimeter fence during a balked landing, at the Cashmere-Dryden airport, Cashmere, Washington. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14 CFR 91, and originated from the Cashmere airport at 0515. The pilot reported in a telephone interview that he was returning from a local flight and entered a left downwind for runway 07 at the Cashmere airport. He reported that both windsocks were limp but in opposing directions, and that after calling the downwind, base and final he touched down about midfield on the 1,800-foot long asphalt runway. He pulled off the power, retracted the flaps and began braking but felt he would not be able to stop the aircraft before the upwind end of the runway. He then powered up and executed a balked landing during which the aircraft's nose wheel clipped a fence beyond the upwind end of the runway. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft crossed a street coming to rest inverted a short distance further east. The pilot reported no perceived mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft (refer to Attachment TC-I, photograph 1, and graphic image I). The pilot's submitted NTSB Form 6120.1 (attached) narrative reported "...Landed long. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway...." The Cashmere-Dryden airport is equipped with a single, bi-directional runway (07/25) measuring 1,800 feet in length and 50 feet in width. The airport is approximately 853 feet above mean sea level and is 13 nautical miles west of the Wenatchee airport. The most recent FAA Form 5010 contained a remark documenting a 4 foot high fence located 90 feet beyond the upwind end of runway 07 and oriented perpendicular to the extended centerline (refer to Attachment 5010-I). The aviation surface weather observation at Wenatchee for 0555 reported winds from 280 degrees magnetic at 11 knots under clear sky conditions. The approximate azimuth and elevation of the sun at the time of the accident at the Cashmere-Dryden airport was 68 degrees true and +8 degrees respectively (refer to Attachment WV-I).

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time06:15 PDT
Nearest AirportCashmere-Dryden (0nm)
Runway07
Runway Length1800 ft
Runway Width50 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 182C
Tail NumberN8492T
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorChicha Kermit N
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · O-470L · Reciprocating · 230
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (4 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured4
Total4
Crew 1Age 54 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind280° @ 11 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point45 C
Altimeter29.89 inHg
Observation Time12:55
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data