# NTSB CEN11CA170: Cessna 182, N7199E, Meeker, CO, January 29, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 29, 2011, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Meeker, CO - Coordinates: 40.042499, -107.884719 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0425&lon=-107.8847&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Salt Lake City - NTSB case key (mKey): 78269 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA170 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78269/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78269 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA170 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing due to his improper seat position. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) - [Prior to flight: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he started the airplane’s engine in preparation for a flight to another airport. He intended to make a 90-degree left turn in order to taxi from the airport parking ramp directly toward the active runway. The pilot applied power and the airplane began to move forward and then began to turn to the left. After the airplane had turned to the desired heading, the pilot pushed right rudder pedal to stop the turn, but the airplane continued to turn to the left. The pilot then pushed the right wheel brakes, but the airplane did not stop. The airplane continued its turn to the left and the left wing and propeller impacted a snow bank on the edge of the airport parking ramp, causing substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot later said that for this particular flight he probably did not have his seat positioned far forward enough for his legs to activate either the rudder pedals or the brake pedals to the full extent of their travel. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he started the airplane’s engine in preparation for a flight to another airport. He intended to make a 90-degree, left turn in order to taxi from the airport parking ramp directly toward the active runway. The pilot applied power and the airplane began to move forward and then began to turn to the left. After the airplane had turned to the desired heading, the pilot pushed right rudder pedal to stop the turn, but the airplane continued to turn to the left. The pilot then pushed the right wheel brakes, but the airplane did not stop. The airplane continued its turning movement to the left and the left wing and propeller impacted a snow bank on the edge of the airport parking ramp causing substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot later said that for this particular flight he probably did not have his seat positioned far forward enough for his legs to activate either the rudder pedals or the brake pedals to the full extent of their travel. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7199E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7199E), registered now, S/N 52199, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (B) - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52199 - Airframe hours: 4549 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 5, 2010, 7 hours before - Departed: EEO, Meeker, CO - Destination: SBS, Steamboat Spgs, CO - Airport: EEO, Meeker Airport, runway 03, 6,497 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 10, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 5,400 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KEEO ## 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 20110129000599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129000599A), Jan 29, 2011: Cessna 182B, Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Parked with nose headed NE (snowbank was at about the 8 o'clock position) turned left to turn towards taxiway. Put inputs in to stop the turn and felt no… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 24, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78269. 374 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 288 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40343370&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 86 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40345363&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF 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. 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