# Accident 20201229018849A: Cessna 182P, Pottstown, PA, December 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2588° N, 75.6738° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2588&lon=-75.6738&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6327F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6327F-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total, 270 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201229018849A

## Narrative

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

12/29/2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 LOCAL, POTTSTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

(N47), A CE-182P, N6327F, VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26 DURING LANDING. UPON LEAVING RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS, ACROSS A PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND INTO A DRAINAGE CULVERT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP AND COME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION.  TOTAL DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY EXIT TO AIRCRAFT RESTING AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 525 FT.  POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

CLOSEST WEATHER: KPTW 291654Z AUTO 31013G23KT 10SM BKN050 02/M11 A3046

INFERRED XWIND = 10KT G18

## 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 ERA21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA094), Dec 29, 2020: Cessna 182 (N6327F), Stowe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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