Cessna 182M N999CT

Summary

On 2 June 2000 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N999CT was involved in an accident near Hood River, Oregon, United States. One person was 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

2 June 2000 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hood River, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Hood River (4S2)

Coordinates

45.6109, -121.5798

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N999CT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA106

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. Factors include a tailwind.

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 practicing stop and go landings on runway 07. On the third approach, during the landing flare, the aircraft experienced a higher than normal sink rate. The aircraft contacted the runway in a nose-low attitude and bounced. The pilot performed a go-around and landed the aircraft without further incident. On his NTSB Accident report, the pilot indicated that the winds at the time of the accident were from 265 degrees at 10-13 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.