# NTSB CEN12CA303: Cessna 182S, N703MM, Houston, TX, May 12, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 12, 2012, 13:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Houston, TX - Coordinates: 29.506111, -95.476669 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4767&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 7, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 83658 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA303 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83658/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83658 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA303 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s interference with the flight instructor’s attempted remedial actions. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was landing the airplane in a right crosswind when the airplane started to veer to the right. The flight instructor tried to take control of the airplane and correct for the veer. However, the student pilot did not relinquish the controls, and the airplane continued off the right side of the runway. The airplane nosed over in a ditch, substantially damaging the left wing, and came to rest in 3 feet of water. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The airplane was landing on runway 27 when it started to veer to the right. The certified flight instructor attempted to take control of the airplane and correct the drift; however, the student did not relinquish the controls and the airplane continued off of the runway. The airplane went into a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest in three feet of water, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N703MM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703MM), registered now, S/N 18280760, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280760 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 SER 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KLFT, Lafayette, LA - Destination: KAXH, Houston, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KAXH, Houston Southwest Airport, runway 27, 5,003 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 76; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1 total, 1 in this make and model - Flight instructor; age 43; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KAXH ## 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 20120512007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512007869A), May 12, 2012: Cessna 182S, Arcola, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft with student pilot and flight instructor landed on centerline of runway 27 at approx 18:30 with everything being normal. On roll out aircraft stayed… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 19, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83658. 2.0 MB in all. - Record of Telephone Conversation - CEN12CA303 - Richey (FAA) (item 1, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369746&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Telephone%20Conversation%20-%20CEN12CA303%20-%20Richey%20(FAA)-Master.PDF - CEN12CA303 - Flight Instructor Statement (item 2, .PDF, 200 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369747&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CEN12CA303%20-%20Flight%20Instructor%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 3, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40370638&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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