3 fatal · Cessna TR182 · 2002-09-15 · Twin Falls, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA02FA175
Event ID
20020920X05190
Type
Accident
Date
2002-09-15
Location
Twin Falls, ID, USA
Coordinates
42.48389, -114.488334
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
TR182
Registration
N738GX
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and his failure to execute a timely go-around maneuver resutling in the aircraft's impacting a parked fuel truck well clear of the runway safety area. Contributing factors were the strong crosswind/gusty wind conditions and the parked fuel truck.