WESTON, TX, USA
N2437Q
CESSNA 182K
THE PLT WAS ON A FLT TO OBTAIN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A PASTURE TO DISCUSS A SURVEY PROBLEM WITH PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY CHECKED THE AREA BY DRIVING ACROSS IT WITH A VEHICLE AND FELT IT WAS SATISFACTORY. AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS, HE BEGAN AN APPROACH AT 70 MPH. HE REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 276 DEG AT 20, GUSTING 25 KTS. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE & SEVERE INCREASE IN HIS DESCENT RATE, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF AIRSPEED, AND THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE ACFT IMPACTED HARD, SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE ACFT BOUNCED, HIT A TERRACE & STOPPED WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, FIREWALL, NOSE COWLING & LOWER FUSELAGE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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