# Accident 20210425008029A: Cessna 182J, Sedona, AZ, April 25, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 25, 2021, 08:35 local time - Place: Sedona, AZ - Airport: Sedona - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.8488° N, 111.7900° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8488&lon=-111.7900&mi=10 - Aircraft: N288GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288GF-2023-10-28) (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: 3 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 61 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA177) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210425008029A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 25, 2021, N288GF, A CESSNA 182, DEPARTED CHD-CHANDLER MUNI AIRPORT AT 0728 MST ENROUTE TO SEZ-SEDONA AIRPORT. THREE PEOPLE WERE ONBOARD, ONE FLIGHT CREW (PILOT) AND 2 PASSENGERS AS A PRIVATE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR FOREFLIGHT AND PERFORMED THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATION PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ABOUT 12NM SOUTH OF SEZ THE PILOT RECEIVED THE AWOS INFORMATION AND VERIFIED THE WINDS WERE 140 AT 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT CALLED CTAF TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE RUNWAY IN USE AND SOMEONE UNIDENTIFIED STATED DEPARTURES WERE USING RUNWAY 21 AND ARRIVALS WERE USING RUNWAY 3. N288GF CROSSED MIDFIELD AND TEAR DROP ENTRY INTO MIDFIELD OF DOWNWIND FOR LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 3. PILOT STATED THE APPROACH TO FINAL WAS STABLE WITH A SLIGHT CRAB TO THE RIGHT TO COMPENSATE FOR A CROSSWIND. JUST ABOUT THE 1,000 FOOT MARKERS AS THE WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD SIDE LOAD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, AND WENT INTO THE DIRT AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY AS THE RIGHT WING WAS CONTINUING TO LIFT UPWARD. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HEAVY BRAKING WOULD CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, IN WHICH THEN THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE AND 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD PICK UP OFF THE GROUND AT 60 KNOTS BUT IT DID NOT AND COULD NOT GET ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CLIMB OUT AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRPLANE ON THE RAMP N7267Z AND A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. TWO PEOPLE OUT OF THE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES SUCH A CUTS AND BRUISES AND ONE WAS UNINJURED. AN OPS ASSIST WAS REQUESTED TO EVALUATE THE PILOT. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS (RCA): AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE PIC AND A REVIEW OF FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY SECURITY CAMERAS AT SEZ, THE PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE PIC DID NOT INPUT ENOUGH CONTROL CORRECTION FOR KNOWN AIRCRAFT LEFT TURNING TENDENCIES. THE REASON THE PIC PERFORMED THE GO-AROUND WAS DUE TO A RIGHT CROSSWIND WHICH DESTABILIZED THE TOUCHDOWN PORTION OF THE LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE ALSO THE HIGH-DENSITY ALTITUDE AND GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT (3 OCCUPANTS AND FUEL) CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE INVESTIGATING OPERATIONS ASI (OPS ASSIST) REVIEWED THE PIC?S LOGBOOK AND IF ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN BY THE PIC BETWEEN APRIL AND THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. THE PIC ?DE-BRIEFED? THE EVENT WITH AN EXPERIENCED EX-DPE AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE PIC RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING FROM HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PIC IS CURRENTLY PERFORMING FLIGHT TRAINING TOWARDS HIS INSTRUMENT RATING. THE PIC ALSO PERFORMED SOME TAILWHEEL TRAINING TO GAIN FURTHER EXPERIENCE. THE ASI ALSO ASSIGNED TWO WINGS COURSES, WHICH THE PIC COMPLETED. ## 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 WPR21LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA177), Apr 25, 2021: Cessna 182J (N288GF), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a collision with a fuel truck and a parked airplane. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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