Cessna R182 N757ME

Summary

On 29 May 2005 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N757ME was involved in an accident near Roanoke, Texas, 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

29 May 2005 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Roanoke, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Northwest Regional Airport (52F)

Coordinates

33.0497, -97.2322

Aircraft

Cessna R182

Registration

N757ME

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denton → Roanoke

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA141

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of distance needed to land to a full stop resulting in an overrun. Contributing factors were the prevailing rain and the encounter with hydroplaning conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a 3,500-foot long wet runway with about 1,800 feet remaining, the 442-hour pilot stated that the airplane "hydroplaned on [a] slick painted surface" and he was able to maintain directional control until the airplane rolled off the end of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane struck a barbwire fence and impacted a tree. A weather observation station located six miles southwest of the accident site reported 6 minutes before the accident wind from 080 degrees at 6 knots, light rain and mist, few clouds at 800 feet, broken clouds at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud layer at 3,100 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.