PARKER DAM, CA, USA
N5070H
CESSNA 182
AFTER ARRIVING OVER LAKE HAVASU, THE PLT NOTED THAT HE STILL HAD ABOUT 2 HRS BEFORE HE WAS TO BE MET BY FRIENDS. HE DECIDED TO FLY ALONG THE LAKE FOR SOME SIGHT-SEEING. HE SPOTTED A SMALL AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS CLOSER TO HIS ULTIMATE DESTINATION & HE ELECTED TO LAND. THE PLT SAID HE ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR THE SOUTH BOUND RUNWAY & TOUCHED DOWN IN A NORMAL POSITION. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE NOTICED A 'RAIN EROSION DEPRESSION' ACROSS THE DIRT AIRSTRIP. HE ABORTED THE LANDING & PROCEEDED WITH A GO-AROUND. AT THAT POINT, HE SAW A LARGE ROCK HILL AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLT SAID THAT AT THE RATE THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING IT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE HILL & HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE RISING TERRAIN. DURING THE TURN, THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED.
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN MAKING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. THE RUNWAY/TERRAIN CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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