# Accident 20151219019569A: Cessna 182J, Baytown, TX, December 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2015, 16:00 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Rwj Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7619° N, 94.8481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7619&lon=-94.8481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2694F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2694F-2017-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151219019569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING AT 54T RWJ AIR PARK ON RUNWAY 26 LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DEPARTED SOUTH OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE WINDS WERE OBSERVED AS BEING OUT OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANES NOSE WHEEL BEGAN DIGGING INTO THE WET GROUND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER ON COMING TO REST A FEW YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY.  STANDING WATER AND MUDDY CONDITIONS WERE OBSERVED IN THE GRASSY AREAS OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TEST.

## 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 CEN16LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA068), Dec 19, 2015: Cessna 182J (N2694F), Baytown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting 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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