# Accident 19950922030139A: Cessna 182H, Annapolis, MD, September 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1995, 16:45 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9904° N, 76.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9904&lon=-76.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1960X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1960X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950922030139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHED.  HE REPORTED THAT HE SET UP HIS APPROACH TO LAND, BUT WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ON SHORT FINAL A SHIFTING WIND BLEW THE AIRPLANE SO THAT IT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE ASPHALT RUNWAY.  HE STATED THAT SINCE HE WAS COMFORTABLE LANDING ON THE GRASS, HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT '...UPON TOUCHDOWN - WIND CHANGED TO DIRECT TAILWIND OF GREATER THAN 35 KNOTS (ESTIMATE)...WIND BLEW PLANE INTO [THE] FENCE AT [THE] END OF RUNWAY.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA098), Sep 22, 1995: Cessna 182 (N1960X), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Related factors were the sudden thunderstorm, the high gusty winds, and the sudden windshift to a tailwind during the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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