# Accident 20150927017649A: Cessna 182A, Lexington, TX, September 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2015, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4125° N, 96.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4125&lon=-96.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3921D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3921D-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150927017649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY ON A NORTHERN HEADING, NEAR THE END HE SHARPLY PULLED UP APPROXIMATELY INTO A 45 DEGREE PITCH THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 90 DEGREES. WITNESSES WATCHING FROM THE GROUND STATED THAT AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, ENTERED A SPIN, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ¼ MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN15FA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA427), Sep 27, 2015: Cessna 182 (N3921D), Lexington, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a climbing turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an…

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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