# NTSB CEN11CA187: Cessna 182M, N182DG, Lubbock, TX, November 25, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 24, 2010, 21:25 local (Nov 25, 2010, 03:25 UTC) - Place: Lubbock, TX - Coordinates: 33.663612, -101.822776 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6636&lon=-101.8228&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 26, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78351 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA187 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78351/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78351 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA187 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate visual lookout resulting in a collision with an airport sign. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action selection](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) - [Taxi-from runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, while taxiing to the ramp, he observed the lineman motioning him towards a parking area. He taxied straight towards the lineman, and the airplane departed the taxiway, and struck an airport sign. The cowling was torn, the skin of the fuselage was buckled, and the fuselage skin was wrinkled two to three inches aft of the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative According to the written statement submitted by the pilot, while taxiing to the ramp, he observed the lineman motioning him towards a parking area. The pilot taxied straight towards the lineman, departed the taxiway, and struck an airport sign. The damage to the airplane was first reported to the Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB after the airplane was sold. The cowling was torn, the skin of the fuselage was buckled, and the fuselage skin was wrinkled two to three inches aft of the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N182DG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182DG), registered now, S/N 18260003, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M - Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18260003 - Airframe hours: 5765 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 2010 - Departed: KMDD, Midland, TX - Destination: KLBB, Lubbock, TX - Airport: KLBB, Lubbock Preston Smith ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 1, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 1,756 total, 1,631 in this make and model, 1,705 as pilot in command, 52 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 260° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 23,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 10 °F - Altimeter: 29.70 inHg - Observed at: KLBB, 1 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 20101124055729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124055729A), Nov 24, 2010: Cessna 182M, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. On November 24, 2010, at approximately 2145CST, aircraft N182DG, a Cessna 182-M, and serial number 1866003, was taxiing southbound on taxiway lima at the… ## Other investigations on N182DG (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 FTW00LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA226), Aug 5, 2000: Cessna 182M (N182DG), Shawnee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown. A factor was the gusty wind condition. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 14, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78351. 512 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 461 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344895&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of conversation - CEN11CA187 (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40344897&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=RECORD%20OF%20CONVERSATION%20-%20CEN11CA187-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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