# Accident 20230823012509A: Cessna 182T, Spring, TX, August 23, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2023, 14:19 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0636° N, 95.5534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0636&lon=-95.5534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908VA-2026-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 118 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823012509A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/23/2023 AT 1419 CDT, A CESSNA 182T, S/N 18281555, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (DWH). THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE NOSE BEGAN TO SHIMMY IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOSE WHEEL TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 YARDS SOUTH OF TAXIWAY DELTA. THE NOSE WHEEL FORKS BROKE OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE BLADES. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GRASS AND DIRT. THE OUTBOARD 2-3 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING SHOWED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SKIN, LEADING EDGE AND WING TIP, WITH DAMAGE EXTENDING BACK PAST THE SPAR. THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE RIGHT WING SHOWED SIGNIFICANT BUCKLING. THE RIGHT FUSELAGE AFT OF THE CABIN WINDOW SHOWED SIGNS OF BUCKLING. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPENER REVEALED NO DAMAGE AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE NOSE WHEEL CENTERING WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO OPERATING NORMALLY.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THE LAST AIRFRAME ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED ON 09/02/2022 AT 1863.3 TOTAL TIME. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 416.2 SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE LAST 100-HOUR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 08/18/2023 AT 2265.0 TOTAL TIME. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED 14.5 HOURS SINCE THE LAST 100-HOUR INSPECTION.

## 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 CEN23LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA380), Aug 23, 2023: Cessna 182T (N908VA), Klein, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind 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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