# Accident 19970504007639A: Cessna 182P, Mobile, AL, May 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1997, 18:50 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Brookley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6310° N, 88.0692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6310&lon=-88.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1530M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1530M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 470 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504007639A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED GUST OF WIND ON LANDING, LOOPED AROUND AND NOSED OVER INTO DIRT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON MAY 4, 1997, N1530M, DEPARTED NEW ORLEANS, LA (NEW) ON AN IFR PERSONAL FLIGHT TO MOBILE, AL (BFM).  ALTHOUGH BFM WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL, N1530M FLEW THE ILS FOR RUNWAY 32 AND CANCELED IFR BEFORE LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N1530M. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY.                 (.4)THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A SMOOTH LANDING AFTER COMPLETING AN ILS APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO WEATHER VANE TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT INITIALLY STATED HE COULD NOT REMEMBER IF HE APPLIED ANY AILERON OR RUDDER INPUT BEFORE GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BUT RECANTED HIS STATEMENT IN THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED AFTER THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES, AIRFRAME, AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS R                                                      EVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA153), May 4, 1997: Cessna 182P (N1530M), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.

## Other reports on N1530M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200106003299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200106003299I), Jan 6, 2020: Cessna 182P (N1530M), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Upon landing at Mobile Regional Airport (kmob) and during the rollout, the aircraft began to experience a severe vibration (nose wheel shimmy)from the nose…

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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