N. OKEECHOBEE, FL, USA
N8240M
CESSNA 182
THE SITE CHOSEN FOR LANDING WAS AN OLD ROAD WITH HIGH WEEDS WHICH THE PILOT HAD USED THE WEEK BEFORE. THE LEFT WING CAUGHT IN THE WEEDS DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER WAS USED TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT'S COURSE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROADWAY INTO A SOFT SAND SWALE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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