24 Jul 2013: CESSNA 182S — Steamboat Springs Flying Club

24 Jul 2013: CESSNA 182S — Steamboat Springs Flying Club

No fatalities • Steamboat Springs, CO, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's delay in reacting to the adverse wind conditions.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

According to the pilot's written statement, he had made two uneventful night full-stop landings, noting "swirling winds" on final approach that were "strange" but had "no considerable impact." As he flared for the third landing, the airplane "went nose down in a quick motion." He heard the nose gear strut collapse so he added power and made a go-around. He then landed uneventfully. Post-accident examination revealed the firewall and related structural components had been bent. There were also 1/6-inch nicks on 2 of the 3 propeller blade tips.

According to the airport's AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System), the wind was calm at the time of the accident.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • factor Contributed to outcome

Conditions

Weather
VMC, vis 10sm

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