# Accident 19980828022399A: Cessna 182Q, Bingham, ME, August 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bingham, ME
- Airport: Gadabout Gaddis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0403° N, 69.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GADABOUT GADDIS (ME08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0403&lon=-69.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735PS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 850 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED A WINDSHIFT ON LANDING, VEERED OFF THE RWY AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. (.4)ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHORT FIELD APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY THAT THE THREE PREVIOUS AIRPLANES HAD USED.  THE WIND, ESTIMATED AT 5 KNOTS, SHIFTED 180 DEGREES, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG.  IT GROUND LOOPED, AND WENT OVER A RIVER BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPORT WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS, EXCEPT FOR THE RIVER AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND WAS KNOWN FOR WIND SHIFTS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEVER NOTICED THE WIND SHIFT.                                     (-23) PILOT WAS MAKING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 (GRASS) AT BINGHAM, ME, GADABOUT GADDIS FIELD.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP.  THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO PRECLUDE GOING OFF END OF RUNWAY AND INTO RIVER.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OVER BANK.  RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND. PILOT STATED WIND SHIFTED ON FINAL CAUSING FLOATING.

## 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 NYC98LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA176), Aug 28, 1998: Cessna 182Q (N735PS), Bingham, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inattention to changing wind conditions, and lack of correction for the change. A factor in the accident was the damp grass runway.

## Other reports on N735PS (3)

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

- [Accident 19810906059279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906059279A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 182Q (N735PS), Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end. Unskilled pilot. Left brake puck worn down, otherwise functional.
- [Incident 19810301024779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301024779I), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 182Q (N735PS), Farmigdale, NY. Engine got rough and then quit during climb. Returned and found engine failed due to broken crankshaft.
- [Incident 19780217007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007129I), Feb 17, 1978: Cessna 182Q (N735PS), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Pilot holding short of a parked aircraft till prop was moved horizontal. In moving, the prop hit holding plane.

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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