# Accident 20230228001899A: Cessna 182S, Labelle, FL, February 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2023, 12:06 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7406° N, 81.4283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7406&lon=-81.4283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228001899A

## Narrative

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

PART 91, CESSNA 182S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT X14(LABELLE AIRPORT) AND UPON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT AND CFI WERE ONBOARD AND NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ERA23LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA134), Feb 28, 2023: Cessna 182S (N397ME), Labelle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the airplane’s right main wheel brake, which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion during landing.

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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