Cessna 182A N3900D

Summary

On 18 July 1999 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N3900D was involved in an accident near Silverdale, Washington, 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

18 July 1999 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Silverdale, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Apex Airpark (S42)

Coordinates

47.6697, -122.7198

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N3900D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chehalis → Eastsound

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA121

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of distance/altitude (undershoot) on final, and his failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing.

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 'low and slow' on approach to the divert airport's runway 35. An FAA inspector observed wheel touchdown marks 90 feet short of the threshold. A witness reported that the aircraft was 'landing with full flaps, low energy nose high attitude' and that he 'heard the engine speed increase and a pop of the engine and the engine remained at full throttle for approx(imately) eight seconds.' The witness also reported the winds as calm at the time. The pilot reported that he 'gave the aircraft more power and felt that there was not enough pressure and the nose pitched up and he lost view of the runway' and that he 'lost control on landing to [the] right side.' The aircraft then collided with a tree and a parked Beech Bonanza.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.