# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182P: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA359.md): Cessna 182P · Mount Pleasant, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2026 · N1QP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN26LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA157.md): Cessna 182 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 1, 2026 · N6569M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA038.md): Cessna 182P · San Andreas, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2025 · N1303S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to adjust his seat during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the seat sliding aft and a subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB WPR24LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA286.md): Cessna 182P · Stanley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2024 · N9989E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control in reduced visibility conditions due to a wind gust, which resulted in a collision with a trailer.
- [NTSB CEN24LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA118.md): Cessna 182P · Charleston, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2024 · N14YY · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain aircraft control during an approach for landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA098.md): Cessna 182P · Ethel, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2022 · N8217M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN22LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA368.md): Cessna 182P · Midland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2022 · N4691K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with gusting wind.
- [NTSB WPR22LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA252.md): Cessna 182P · San Martin, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2022 · N9802E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN22LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA198.md): Cessna 182P · Port Bolivar, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2022 · N9380G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a proper soft field takeoff pitch attitude during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a canal.
- [NTSB WPR21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA217.md): Cessna 182 · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2021 · N47UP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB ERA21LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA094.md): Cessna 182 · Stowe, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2020 · N6327F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA21LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA004.md): Cessna 182 · Beechhurst, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N6506M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of a landing area that provided inadequate distance from obstacles and his subsequent decision to abort the landing with inadequate takeoff distance available, which resulted in a high-speed collision with a concrete bulkhead.…
- [NTSB GAA19CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA365.md): Cessna 182 · Burley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2019 · N8465M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare during landing in a gusting, right quartering tailwind, which resulted in the airplane wheel barrowing and a subsequent runway overrun, impact with terrain, and noseover.
- [NTSB ERA19TA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA185.md): Cessna 182 · Robertsdale, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Jun 4, 2019 · N7317Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA18CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA296.md): Cessna 182 · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 17, 2018 · N182EW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s taxiing too fast on rough terrain, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA18CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA246.md): Cessna 182 · Page, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2018 · N7553N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff in gusting quarting tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA525.md): Cessna 182 · Lockwood, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2017 · N6849M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to go around, which resulted in a runway overrun on a wet, grass runway.
- [NTSB ERA15CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA083.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 26, 2014 · N6063F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA13CA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA438.md): Cessna 182P · Newport News, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2013 · N58482 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR13CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA079.md): Cessna 182P · Chiloquin, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 1, 2013 · N58677 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a landing on a snow-covered runway.
- [NTSB ANC11CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA042.md): Cessna 182P · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2011 · N58924 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during a water landing.
- [NTSB CEN11CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA276.md): Cessna 182P · Troy, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 10, 2011 · N1410S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN09CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA547.md): Cessna 182P · Sugar Land, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2009 · N1988M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to control the airplane during engine startup, and his failure to maintain clearance from other objects.
- [NTSB CEN09CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA489.md): Cessna 182P · Gateway, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 2, 2009 · N61TM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to soft runway conditions.
- [NTSB ERA09CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA363.md): Cessna 182P · Destin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2009 · N1481S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2075816')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=2075816

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