# Accident 20210401007189A: Cessna 182Q, Austin, TX, April 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2021, 11:52 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1974° N, 97.6663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1974&lon=-97.6663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,441 total, 321 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210401007189A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FINAL, IT WAS CHOPPY WITH A CROSS WIND REPORTED AT GUSTING 17 KTS AS I RECALL. AIR SPEED WAS 75 -80 KTS, TOUCHED DOWN AS PLANNED.

CONTINUED TO TAXIWAY KILO WHICH IS A 120 DEGREE LEFT TURN . I MADE THE TURN ABOUT 25-30 FT FROM EDGE. ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, BUT AIRCRAFT KEPT TURNING LEFT. APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE, THEN BOTH BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NO CORRECTION, OR MUCH OF A SLOW DOWN. IT KEPT GOING OFF EDGE OF TAXIWAY INTO SIGN.

## 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 CEN21LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA178), Apr 1, 2021: Cessna 182 (N94810), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while turning onto the taxiway in variable 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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