20240312002189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Lapeer, MI · March 12, 2024

Date: March 12, 2024 · 13:55 local
Place: Lapeer, MI
Airport: Dupont Lapeer
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1103H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA134
Reported as: Cessna T182T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 932 total33 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N1103HRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208637 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AK1ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During touchdown on runway 18, the plane bounced and caught a gust of wind causing the aircraft to drift east. The left main wheel departed the runway making contact with the soft turf.

The aircraft subsequently overturned, causing damage to the nose gear, prop, wing and vertical stablizer.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 18, THE PLANE BOUNCED AND CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT EAST. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL DEPARTED THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SOFT TURF.

THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY OVERTURNED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROP, WING AND VERTICAL STABLIZER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24LA134Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLapeer, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in a gusting crosswind condition.Mar 12, 2024 · Substantial damage