MAMMOTH LAKES, CA, USA
N71736
CESSNA 182M
AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLT, WHILE ON LONG FINAL TO THE RWY, THE PLT HAD TO ADD PWR TO COMPENSATE FOR A CROSSWIND. PRIOR TO REACHING SHORT FINAL THE PLT HAD REDUCED PWR AGAIN. UPON REACHING THE THRESHOLD, THE ACFT WAS APRX 300 FT AGL. THE PLT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. PWR WAS RAPIDLY ADDED AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE AT THIS TIME ONLY DEVELOPED PARTIAL PWR. THE PLT THEN ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT AGAIN. THE ENGINE, STILL NOT DEVELOPING SUFFICIENT PWR TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WAS DESCENDING AT 50-100 FPM. THE PLT THEN LANDED THE ACFT BEYOND MIDFIELD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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