Cessna 182U accident near Boerne, Texas, April 22, 2004
On April 22, 2004 at about 9:15 pm local time, a Cessna 182U, registered N7435Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Boerne, Texas (Boerne Stage Air Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inattentive planned approach to land on a runway with obstructions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 22, 2004 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Boerne, Texas · Boerne Stage Air Field · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182U · all 182Us on the register
- Registration
- N7435Q · no longer on the register · serial 18261075
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane collided with a road grader after landing on the 4,000-foot runway. The 15,000-hour pilot reported that the grader had been operating in the vicinity for several days and he had "grown accustomed to seeing it" and was not alarmed by its presence on the airport near the runway.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 15,632 hours in all; 142 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 1,164 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: February 23, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,715.3 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 21, 2004; 1.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-550 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5C1 Boerne TX at 8:30 pm
- Destination: 5C1 San Antonio TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 4,000 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,600 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.76 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from SAT, 16 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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