Cessna 182P N6415F

Summary

On 7 October 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N6415F was involved in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon, 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

7 October 2007 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Troutdale, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Troutdale (KTTD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N6415F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dalles Port → Troutdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the tailwind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airport ATIS was reporting that the winds were from 190 degrees at 10 knots. The tower was using runway 07 and cleared the pilot to land on that runway. During the level off for landing just before the flare, the airplane seemed to lose lift and contacted the runway hard. The pilot executed a go-around. The tower cleared the pilot to land on runway 25, which he did uneventfully. During the post flight examination the pilot noticed that the propeller tips had been damaged; further examination revealed damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.