Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

San Antonio, Texas 78232
Sunday, October 23, 2005 14:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The 435-hour pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a short field landing on runway 30 (2,085-feet long, by 30-feet wide) at an uncontrolled airport. At a nearby airport located two miles south, approach control was reporting winds from the north at 7 knots, gusting between 20 and 25 knots. The pilot reported that with the airplane configured with full flaps, and while maintaining an airspeed of 65 miles per hour, he initiated a landing flare. The pilot attempted to make a correction and apply full power; however, the airplane touched down short of the landing threshold. As the airplane reached the lip of the asphalt landing threshold, the nosewheel strut sheared-off and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway, colliding with the airport perimeter fence. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and his delay in executing a go-around. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/23/2005
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City San Antonio
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 78232
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 293422N
Event Location Longitude 0982747W
Event Location Airport Twin Oaks Airpark
Event Location Nearest Airport ID T94
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 878
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1953 Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID SAT
Elevation of weather observation facility 809
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 3
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 37
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 15
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 22
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.76
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 19171
NTSB Notification Source FAA ROC
NTSB Notification Date Oct 23 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 28 2006 12:35PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office San Antonio, Texas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3331F
NTSB Number DFW06CA014
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18257331
Certified Max Gross Weight 2800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Dec 1 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4092
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Anthony Oliva
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2043 Morning Dove Street
Aircraft Owner City San Antonio
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 78232
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Roman Gomez Jr.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 1012 Hammond Avenue
Operator City San Antonio
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 78210
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 RAS
Departure City Port Aransas
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1000
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code T94
Destination City San Antonio
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2005 5:32PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 30
Runway Length 2085
Runway Width 30
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --