Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance between the airplane and ground obstacles.
NTSB analysis
The pilot had just landed at the grass strip. At the end of the landing roll, he started to turn to the right for the parking area when the right wing impacted a tree that caused substantial damage to the spar. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR11CA347 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 24, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sandy, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Mckinnon Airpark (OG29)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182B
- N-number
- N8426T
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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