Cessna 182 N182SD

Summary

On 11 February 2016 at about 20:43 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N182SD, operated by William David Sunkel, was involved in an accident near Hudson Oaks, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 February 2016 at 20:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Hudson Oaks, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Parker County (WEA)

Coordinates

32.7464, -97.6825

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N182SD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

William David Sunkel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hudson Oaks → Hudson Oaks

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA130

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's decision to continue the high approach, resulting in excessive speed during the landing roll, a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during approach, his altitude was too high on final. He reported that he decided to land and that the landing flare lasted longer than he expected. The airplane touched down beyond mid-field and bounced twice. The pilot reported that as he approached the end of the runway, he attempted a right turn in order to turn off of the runway and on to the taxiway; however his speed was too fast to complete the turn. The airplane exited the runway turn off and traveled down an embankment where it nosed over just short of the highway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the both wings, fuselage, the rudder and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.