Cessna TR182 N5523T

Summary

On 28 August 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna TR182 registered N5523T, operated by Minuteman Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Spotted Bear, Montana, 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

28 August 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Spotted Bear, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Spotted Bear (USFS) (8U4)

Coordinates

47.9583, -113.5594

Aircraft

Cessna TR182

Registration

N5523T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Minuteman Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Missoula → Spotted Bear

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08LA284

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable wind conditions and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew over the destination airport and observed the runway's windsock before initiating a normal approach for landing. On short final approach the airplane's rate of descent rapidly increased. Despite the pilot's application of engine power, the airplane impacted the runway hard in a nose-low attitude. The pilot reported that he subsequently observed that the wind had reversed direction. He opined that the airplane's loss of lift was related to his failure to adequately compensate for the variable wind condition. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.