# NTSB ATL01LA051: Cessna 182Q, N735LX, Ball Ground, GA, May 3, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 3, 2001, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Ball Ground, GA
- Coordinates: 34.30874, -84.428413 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3087&lon=-84.4284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Atlanta FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 52224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52224/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA051

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.  A FACTOR IS THE DITCH.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The student pilot reported the approach to land was going well, but when the airplane touched down, it veered right and then left.  Finally, the airplane veered off  the right side of runway 04 where it contacted a ditch and flipped inverted.   Examination of the airplane failed to disclose any mechanical failures.  The student pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

On May 3, 2001, at 1845 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N735LX, veered off the right side of runway 04 during an attempted landing at Cherokee County Airport in Canton, Georgia. The training flight was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The student pilot was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The training flight departed Canton, Georgia, at 1830.

According to the student pilot, this was the second attempt to land on runway 04 after takeoff. The  student pilot reported when the airplane touched down, it veered right and then left, and finally veered off the right side of the runway. The airplane collided with a ditch, and flipped inverted.

The student pilot stated, that prior to the flight she conducted a thorough inspection of the airplane and "all was working well".  Examination of the airplane failed to disclose any mechanical failures.  The student pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735LX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735LX), registered now, S/N 18265519, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265519
- Airframe hours: 800
- Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Golden Strohmeier
- Registered owner: 735lxllc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 20, 2001, 67 hours before
- Departed: X75, CANTON, GA
- Airport: 47A, Cherokee County Airport, runway 04, 3,414 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 142 total, 61 in this make and model, 29 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: ATL, 14 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20010503007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010503007419A), May 3, 2001: Cessna 182Q, Canton, GA, No damage. (-23)N735LX, a Cessna 182, piloted by the student pilot, was on final approach for landing on runway 4 at the Canton, GA. Ariport (47A). The pilot stated that…

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.

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