Cessna 182 N3304R

Summary

On 8 June 2024 at about 14:57 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3304R was involved in an accident near Telford, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2024 at 14:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Telford, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Kite Fld (97TN)

Coordinates

36.2749, -82.5850

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N3304R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greeneville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA252

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a go-around, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After entering the traffic pattern at the destination airport, the pilot approached the runway for landing. The pilot described that during the landing approach the airplane was, “…a little fast and started to float which left my nose high.” The pilot initiated a go-around and the airplane’s nose pulled to the left. The pilot then corrected to the right an attempted to climb above trees to the right of the runway. The airplane subsequently contacted the trees and then impacted the ground. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured, and the airplane’s fuselage, wings, and engine mount were substantially damaged during the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Witness statements and video showed the airplane approach the turf runway normally and that after the pilot initiated the go-around, the airplane yawed to the left and the nose pitched up. Subsequently, the nose pitched down slightly, and a right bank began. The airplane continued in a right bank with a nose high pitch attitude and flaps extended until it impacted the trees to the right of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.