Probable cause
The pilot's improper airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun, and his delayed decision to execute a go-around.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that although the airplane touched down a little bit faster than he anticipated during the initial landing roll, he thought he would be able to stop the airplane within the remaining runway. He later realized that he would not be able to stop but it was too late for him to abort the landing. The airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ditch. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical problems with the airplane and opined that he should have performed a go-around. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the nose landing gear was collapsed, the firewall was bent, and the left wing was bent aft.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA577 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 28, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Downers Grove, Illinois
- Nearest airport
- Brookeridge Air Park (LL22)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna T182T
- N-number
- N2439W
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.