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Long landing on short runway

By NTSB · February 10, 2011 ·

This February 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.

Aircraft: Cessna 182. Injuries: None. Location: Westminister, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial.

What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on an 1,840-foot runway. He landed long. The airplane went off the runway and nosed-over. Skid marks measuring 330 feet long were found on the runway and extended 75 feet into the grass and down the ravine where the airplane was found.

Probable cause: The failure to stop the airplane within the available runway after touchdown.

For more information: NTSB.gov

About NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation, including railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space. It determines the probable causes of accidents and issues safety recommendations aimed at preventing future occurrences.

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  1. The Doc says

    February 11, 2011 at 9:54 am

    Another “shining example” of exceedingly poor flight training and yet another “erroneous analogy” by the “lame, ineffective and poorly skilled NTSB”! On a runway of only 1840 ft., a Cessna 182 needs to approach at a speed of no more than 80 indicated, touch down in the first 200 ft. or go around! This pilot was not taught to be precise in landing habits from the “get-go”, that’s what caused this accident, not getting it stopped in 300 ft.! It should be “abundantly clear” to anyone that the pilot was accustomed to “approaching hot” and not having his speed “wired” from the beginning of the final approach.

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