NONE · CESSNA 182 · 2023-07-07 · Richmond, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA23LA299
Event ID
20230713192626
Type
Accident
Date
2023-07-07
Location
Richmond, VA, USA
Coordinates
37.409962, -77.528436
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
182
Registration
N759HD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s delay in performing a go-around after a likely encounter with low-level wind shear, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to recognize the severity of the actual and forecasted weather near the airport and his continued approach to the airport with a thunderstorm and associated convective activity.