Stromsburg, NE, USA
N6412K
Cessna 182L
The airplane veered off of runway 20 upon the pilot's third landing attempt on a short field with a width of 21 feet. Based upon recorded weather information 33 nm northeast-east of the accident site, a 90-degree crosswind component of approximately 19 knots with gusts of 25 knots prevailed at the time of the accident.
On April 20, 2001, at 1425 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N6412K, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged on impact with terrain during a third landing attempt on runway 20 (2,210 feet by 21 feet, asphalt) at the Stromsburg Municipal Airport (11K), Stromsburg, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed from the Millard Airport, Omaha, Nebraska, at 1330, en route to 11K. The pilot reported that a gust of wind pushed the airplane off the runway. The Grand Island, Nebraska, automated surface observing system, reported wind to be from 100 degrees at 19 knots gusting to 25 knots at 1356.
the inadequate in-flight planning/decision and the flight to a destination alternate not performed by the pilot. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gusts.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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