# Accident 20021111031699A: Cessna T182T, Scottsdale, AZ, November 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2002, 14:25 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6269° N, 111.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6269&lon=-111.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N794SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021111031699A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA030), Nov 11, 2002: Cessna 182T (N794SA), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply adequate crosswind compensation, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors were the crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of…

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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