Cessna 182 N7317Q

Summary

On 4 June 2019 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N7317Q, operated by Big Sky Flight Llc, was involved in an accident near Robertsdale, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 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

4 June 2019 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Robertsdale, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Elsanor (1AL4)

Coordinates

30.5433, -87.5647

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N7317Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Big Sky Flight Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crestview → Robertsdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19TA185

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the airplane on the 2,400-ft-long turf runway, which had tall trees on the approach end. During the landing flare, the airplane floated before touching down at least 600 ft down the runway. The airplane settled onto the runway, but the grass was wet, and the pilot was unable to stop the airplane. The airplane struck a ditch on the departure end of the runway, which resulted in damage to the empennage, horizontal stabilizer, engine mount, and firewall. Recorded weather information indicated calm winds. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.