# Accident 20180617008109A: Cessna 182T, Sebring, FL, June 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2018, 19:21 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6284X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6284X-2020-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180617008109A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT FORM ST. PETE?CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO SEBRING REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 01 DURING THE LONG ROLL OUT / TAXI TO THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RUNWAY TO TAKEOFF AGAIN A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT MADE THE AIRCRAFT VEER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTER, THE GRASS THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN THE GROUND AND CAUSE THE PROPELLER DIG INTO THE GROUND AND WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT FLIP OVER NOSE FIRST TO LAND ON ITS WINGS AND UPSIDE DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT MEETS THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CRITERIA. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE GUSTY CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY.  MISHANDLED THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS TO COUNTERACT PREVAILING WIND GUST.

## 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 GAA18CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA364), Jun 17, 2018: Cessna 182T (N6284X), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.

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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