Cessna T182T accident near Point Roberts, Washington, June 17, 2008
On June 17, 2008 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Cessna T182T, registered N2413M, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR go-around) near Point Roberts, Washington (Point Roberts airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around. Contributing to the accident were the pilot inadvertently allowing the airplane to porpoise during the landing flare, and the presence of a tailwind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 17, 2008 · about 9:00 pm local time · cases in 2008
- Place
- Point Roberts, Washington · Point Roberts · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182T · all T182Ts on the register
- Registration
- N2413M · registry record · serial T18208758
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While attempting a landing, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to porpoise during the landing flare. He therefore initiated a go-around, but did not clear some trees about one-quarter mile off the departure end of the runway. After impacting the trees, he was able to maintain airplane control, and subsequently executed a second approach and a full-stop landing. After the landing, the pilot realized that his first approach had been made with a tailwind of about 20 knots.
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
What happened, in order
- Collision during takeoff/land during approach (VFR go-around) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- factor Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Tailwind › Contributed to outcome
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Tree(s) › Not specified
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Altitude › Not attained/maintained
- factor Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Delayed action › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 205 hours in all; 205 in this make and model; 61 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-Ak1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KEUG Eugene OR
- Destination: 1RL Point Roberts WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 16, 2,200 ft by 125 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 11 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from KBLI, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2413M on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane 935 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-Ak1A 508 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Point Roberts Airpark · nearest airport
- Mahlon Sweet Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,713 since 1982 · 362 in the last ten years
- Washington 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/SEA08CA151.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.