Cessna 182 N82Y

Summary

On 9 August 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N82Y, operated by Erik D. Miller, was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska, United States. 3 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

9 August 2008 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

61.2000, -147.8667

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N82Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Erik D. Miller

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cantwell → Cantwell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08CA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged distance while step-taxiing after landing. Factors in the accident were rain showers, wind, and spray from the airplane's propeller.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing the float-equipped airplane on a remote lake, the pilot step-taxied the airplane to shore. He said that as the airplane approached the shoreline, he inadvertently misjudged the distance, and delayed decreasing engine power. The pilot said he was unable to stop the airplane prior to the floats colliding with the bank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. At the time of the accident, winds were reported to be out of the north at 10 knots, with gusts to 20 knots. The pilot noted that the wind, rain showers, and water spray from the airplane’s propeller contributed to his misjudgment of the distance to the shoreline.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.