# Accident 20230501004139A: Cessna 182D, Batesville, MS, May 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2023, 13:45 local time
- Place: Batesville, MS
- Airport: Panola County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3620° N, 89.8929° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3620&lon=-89.8929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8713X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8713X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182D (registry code 2072710, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230501004139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM NORTH CAROLINA, MADE TWO REFUELING STOPS.

UPON FIRST APPROACH INTO PANOLA COUNTY AIRPORT (PMU) AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED.

PIC ATTEMPTED SECOND APPROACH, AIRCRAFT WAS ON CENTERLINE & PROPERLY SET UP, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WINDS GUSTED FROM THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT VEERIED OFF CENTERLINE. THE PIC ADDED FULL THROTTLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, AN AUDIBLE "POP" WAS HEARD.

THE PIC FOCUSED ON A GRASS AREA PARALLEL TO THE TAXIWAY TO LAND. WHILE AVOIDING PARKED AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHTLINE. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH EMBANKMENT AND SHEARED THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY.

THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND.

THE PIC AND PASSENGER DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION.

THE MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY. TWO INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE.

UPON ARRIVAL THE INSPECTORS CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CEN23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA168), May 1, 2023: Cessna 182D (N8713X), Batesville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing with a left gusting crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power during the go-around.

## Other reports on N8713X (1)

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

- [Accident 19761017034019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017034019A), Oct 17, 1976: Cessna 182D (N8713X), Cottonwood, ID, Substantial damage. Unable to restore pwr aftr pwr-off descent without carb ht. Lndd in plowed fld.

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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