Cessna 182 N5429B

Summary

On 11 July 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5429B, operated by Gerald M. Pavillard, was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 1982 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lauon North

Coordinates

33.1805, -96.5905

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N5429B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gerald M. Pavillard

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → McKinney

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA278

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER A NORMAL SKYDIVER DROP, THE PILOT SPIRALED DOWN FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON A 2000 FT GRAVEL RUNWAY WITH A POWERLINE AT THE APPROACH END. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT 5 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. REPORTEDLY, THE BRAKING ACTION WAS MARGINAL AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS WARNED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE MARGINAL. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 2400 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.