Cessna 182Q N735PS

Summary

On 28 August 1998 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N735PS was involved in an accident near Bingham, Maine, United States. 2 people were 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

28 August 1998 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bingham, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Gadabout Gaddis (ME08)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N735PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA176

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inattention to changing wind conditions, and lack of correction for the change. A factor in the accident was the damp grass runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to a witness, the airplane made a short field approach to the same runway that the three previous airplanes had used. The wind, estimated at 5 knots, shifted 180 degrees, and the airplane touched down long. It ground looped, and went over a river bank at the end of the runway. The airport was located in an area surrounded by mountains, except for the river at the end of the runway, and was known for wind shifts. The pilot stated that he never noticed the wind shift.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.