Flight History
The pilot completed a short cross-country flight and returned to the private airport where he based his Cessna 182Q. The airport was surrounded by terrain obstructions, resulting in an operational restriction that required landing to the north. After joining the traffic pattern in the required direction, he flew the downwind leg to the 2,000-foot long runway and checked the windsock.
Accident Sequence
The pilot turned onto the base leg approximately 1.5 miles from the runway threshold and selected 20 degrees of wing flaps. On final approach, about 0.8 mile from touchdown, the airplane encountered wind shear and lost approximately 17 knots of indicated airspeed. The pilot applied full power and re-stabilized the approach. He then reduced engine power, and just prior to touchdown, the wind sheared to the tail, causing the indicated airspeed to increase by approximately 15 knots.
The airplane touched down approximately 600 feet from the runway end, overran the runway, and the nose wheel dug into mud. The pilot released backpressure on the control wheel, and the airplane nosed over.
Damage
The accident damaged the propeller, both wings, the right wing strut, and the vertical stabilizer.
Weather
The reported wind at a nearby airport at the time of the accident was from 200 degrees at 5 knots.