What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 11, 2002, at 1425 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182T, N794SA, collided with a runway sign during the landing rollout on runway 21 at the Scottsdale airport (sdl), Scottsdale, Arizona. The airplane was rented by the pilot and operated by Arizona flight works, under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed sdl about 1300 the day of the accident. (-23) pilot contacted sdl tower, reported 20 miles north with information kilo (280/9 G16). Reported 5 mile north of rw 21, cleared straight in for landing. Pilot requested wind check, received wind 320/9KTS, G16KTS from tower. Cleared to land rw 21. Stated he lined up with center line of the runway, no flaps and proceeded to land touching down at 65 KTS. Pilot stated that the surface winds pushed the aircraft to the left side of the runway. Tried to slow aircraft and keep from going off runway. Could not hold the aircraft from proceeding off left side of rw 21. Saw the runway light box but co uld not miss hitting it with the left main landing gear and left horizontal stabilizer. Brought aircraft to stop between rw 21 and the taxi way, in the dirt, shutting down engine and secured aircraft. Passenger and pilot then exited aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2002, AT 1425 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182T, N794SA, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT (SDL), SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT AND OPERATED BY ARIZONA FLIGHT WORKS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SDL ABOUT 1300 THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) PILOT CONTACTED SDL TOWER, REPORTED 20 MILES NORTH WITH INFORMATION KILO (280/9 G16). REPORTED 5 MILE NORTH OF RW 21, CLEARED STRAIGHT IN FOR LANDING. PILOT REQUESTED WIND CHECK, RECEIVED WIND 320/9KTS, G16KTS FROM TOWER. CLEARED TO LAND RW 21. STATED HE LINED UP WITH CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY, NO FLAPS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND TOUCHING DOWN AT 65 KTS. PILOT STATED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TRIED TO SLOW AIRCRAFT AND KEEP FROM GOING OFF RUNWAY. COULD NOT HOLD THE AIRCRAFT FROM PROCEEDING OFF LEFT SIDE OF RW 21. SAW THE RUNWAY LIGHT BOX BUT CO ULD NOT MISS HITTING IT WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO STOP BETWEEN RW 21 AND THE TAXI WAY, IN THE DIRT, SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE AND SECURED AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER AND PILOT THEN EXITED AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.