# Accident 20060820018759A: Cessna TR182, San Carlos, CA, August 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2006, 19:58 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5069° N, 122.2431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5069&lon=-122.2431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2526S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 348 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060820018759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING THE LANDING FLARE DUE TO A GUSTING CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO DO A FLY-BY TO HAVE THE TOWER CHECK HIS LANDING GEAR CONDITION, AND RETURNED FOR A LANDING. DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO LOSS OF THE LEFT BRAKE, CROSSING THE TAXIWAY STRIKING THE SECOND TAXIWAY SIGN, COMING TO A STOP IN THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA.

## 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 LAX06LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA269), Aug 20, 2006: Cessna TR182 (N2526S), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.