# Accident 20120629014029A: Cessna 182K, Newark, OH, June 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Newark, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0247° N, 82.4617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0247&lon=-82.4617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2591R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2591R-2014-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 104 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120629014029A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/29/2012 AT 17:15 N2591R A CESSNA 182K WAS LANDING AT VTA ON RUNWAY 27.  THE PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON SHORT FINAL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BE BUFFETED BY SEVERE STORM.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND PULL OFF AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY.  WHILE TURNING OFF THE TAXIWAY TO THE T HANGARS A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING AND NOSE TO HIT THE GROUND.  WHILE REMAINING IN THIS POSITION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND TURNED BATTERY POWER OFF.  AS HE WAS TRYING TO UNBUCKLE HIS SEAT BELT ANOTHER GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE PLANE UPSIDE DOWN.  WHEN HIS PASSENGER RELEASED HER SEAT BELT SHE FELL AND CUT HER HEAD CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 CEN12CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA413), Jun 29, 2012: Cessna 182K (N2591R), Newark, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during taxi in strong wind conditions.

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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