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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182T · North Palm Beac, FL · March 12, 2013

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Date: March 12, 2013 · 14:30 local
Place: North Palm Beac, FL
Airport: North Palm Beach County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N528MJ
Reported as: Cessna 182T
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total1,000 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N528MJRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18280991 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 182T Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After completing three practice ILS approaches on a dual flight, the pilot wanted to do a VFR approach and crosswind landing. The winds were 180 at 10 gusting to 14 (might have been more) and landing on runway 8 at F45, resulting in a slight quartering and gusting tailwind.

After landing, the tailwind weathervaned the aircraft resulting in a loss of directional control.

The instructor attempted to control the aircraft but due to a lack of understanding of who was in control, neither pilot was able to prevent the aircraft from exiting runway 8 onto runway 13 at high speed resulting in the aircraft veering off the runway onto the grass and into a ditch which caused the aircraft to come to a stop nose down in the grass.

Recommend counseling for the pilot and 44709 for the instructor.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER COMPLETING THREE PRACTICE ILS APPROACHES ON A DUAL FLIGHT, THE PILOT WANTED TO DO A VFR APPROACH AND CROSSWIND LANDING. THE WINDS WERE 180 AT 10 GUSTING TO 14 (MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE) AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 8 AT F45, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT QUARTERING AND GUSTING TAILWIND.

AFTER LANDING, THE TAILWIND WEATHERVANED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT BUT DUE TO A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WAS IN CONTROL, NEITHER PILOT WAS ABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXITING RUNWAY 8 ONTO RUNWAY 13 AT HIGH SPEED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND INTO A DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO A STOP NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS.

RECOMMEND COUNSELING FOR THE PILOT AND 44709 FOR THE INSTRUCTOR.