# Accident 20210518009149A: Cessna 182P, Minden, NV, May 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2021, 16:40 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Minden-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0005° N, 119.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0005&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8488M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488M) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 40 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210518009149A

## Narrative

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

WHEN LANDING, THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE LEFT SEAT PILOT CALLED OUT A LOSS OF LEFT RUDDER AUTHORITY AS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE EAST AND THE AIRSPEED SLOWED. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED INTO A QUARTERING HEADWIND TO TAILWIND SHEAR. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND DESCENDED INTO A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING.

## 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 WPR21LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA201), May 18, 2021: Cessna 182P (N8488M), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on approach in microburst or windshear conditions, which resulted in impact with a runway sign.

## Other reports on N8488M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940529015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529015129A), May 29, 1994: Cessna 182P (N8488M), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot damaged rental aircraft due hard landing. Denied same but last person to fly aircraft when damage noted.

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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