# Accident 20011106029629A: Cessna 182S, Thermal, CA, November 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2001, 10:10 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4807° N, 116.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4807&lon=-116.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2453A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453A-2006-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106029629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING SOLO TOUCH AND GO AT THERMAL AIRPORT, UPON LANDING FOR THE SECOND TIME, GUST OF WIND LIFTED AIRCRAFT (RIGHT SIDE) PILOT LOST CONTROL AIRCRAFT, DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY, FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S TOP. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2001, AT 1010 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182S, N2453A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT THE DESERT RESORTS REGIONAL AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1000, AND WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HER SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 (6,799 FEET LONG X 150 FEET WIDE). SHE REPORTED THE LANDING WAS A GOOD LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. SHE LOWERED THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RUNWAY AND WAS ROLLING SMOOTHLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SHE INPUT LEFT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE                                                           RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND WHERE IT NOSED OVER. SHE SUSPECTED AN UNSEEN DUST DEVIL MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2001, AT 1010 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182S, N2453A, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT THE DESERT RESORTS REGIONAL AIRPORT, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE LOCAL AREA, INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1000, AND WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON HER SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 (6,799 FEET LONG X 150 FEET WIDE). SHE REPORTED THE LANDING WAS A GOOD LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. SHE LOWERED THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RUNWAY AND WAS ROLLING SMOOTHLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SHE INPUT LEFT RUDDER BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND WHERE IT NOSED OVER. SHE SUSPECTED AN UNSEEN DUST DEVIL MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. AN AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION, 16 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACC                                                IDENT, REPORTED THE SURFACE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS. FORTY-FOUR MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 280 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX02LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA021), Nov 6, 2001: Cessna 182S (N2453A), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane after encountering a dust devil during landing roll.

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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