Cresent Lake State Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Crescent Lake, Oregon 97425
Thursday, September 16, 1999 11:30 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot flew over the airport to check the wind, and the windsock appeared to indicate that the wind was calm. She therefore continued around the pattern and landed on the end of the runway that was asphalt covered. During the flare, the aircraft dropped in from about four feet above the surface and bounced back into the air. Before it touched down again, it encountered a sudden crosswind from the right, which lifted the right wing higher into the air. Because the aircraft was in a left bank, it started to drift off the left side of the runway, and the pilot was unable to maintain enough directional control to keep it from departing the runway and impacting some nearby trees.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing. Factors include a sudden wind shift, a crosswind gust, and tall trees growing along the side of the airstrip.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/16/1999
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City CRESCENT LAKE
Event State OREGON
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 97425
Event Date Year 1999
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CRESENT LAKE STATE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 5S2
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4810
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1036
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 16 1999 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1230
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 11:56AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N22WR
NTSB Number SEA99LA164
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182Q
Aircraft Series Identifier 182Q
Aircraft Serial Number 67626
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 9 1999 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 41
Airframe Hours 1047
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PATRICIA B. BURRELL
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1063 S PARRISH LN.
Aircraft Owner City POWELL BUTTE
Aircraft Owner State OR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 97753
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MFR
Departure City MEDFORD
Departure State OR
Departure Country
Departure Time 1035
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 5S2
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 31
Runway Length 3800
Runway Width 125
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --