ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290256
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| Date: | Sunday 23 November 2014 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N97347 |
| MSN: | 18267064 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4100 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Luis Obispo, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shafter-Kern County Airport, CA (MIT/KMIT) |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
**This report was modified on 10/9/2015. Please see the public docket for this accident to view the changes made to the original report.**
The pilot of the airplane departed from a dirt airstrip in mountainous terrain earlier during the day, and was preparing to land at another mountain dirt airstrip. He reported that the wind was about 7 to 10 knots, and that he was flying a stabilized approach during the downwind, base, and final segments. As he initiated the landing flare, the wind changed to a right crosswind, and the right wing lifted. He was unable to keep the airplane on the runway centerline, and the airplane descended down an embankment into an adjacent creek. The airplane came to rest nose down in the creek bed, sustaining substantial damage to the firewall and forward fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare with a crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR15CA047
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 12:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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