ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140860
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| Date: | Monday 26 December 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182J Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Mentone Flying Club Inc |
| Registration: | N2618F |
| MSN: | 18256718 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3549 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Paul Downtown Airport (KSTP), St. Paul, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rice Lake, WI (RPD) |
| St. Paul, MN (STP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Although the tower air traffic controller informed the pilot that the wind was from 230 degrees, the pilot elected to land on runway 14 instead of runway 27. He reported that the visual approach was stabilized as he approached the runway landing zone. However, the airplane encountered a gust of wind during the landing flare and landed hard on its nose on the runway centerline about 500 to 1,000 feet from the runway threshold. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall was bent. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. Five minutes after the accident, the reported surface wind was 240 degrees at 19 knots gusting to 26 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land on a runway with a gusting, quartering tailwind and his inadequate compensation for the wind, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111227X15745&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2618F&x=0&y=0
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000359513.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 11:11 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 23:15 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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