# NTSB CEN15LA012: Cessna 182B, N2437G, Orange, TX, October 15, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 15, 2014, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Orange, TX - Coordinates: 30.068056, -93.801391 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0681&lon=-93.8014&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 1, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 90260 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15LA012 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90260/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90260 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA012 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s use of a nonstandard approach while landing on the opposing runway. ## 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 · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of policy/procedure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot of other aircraft (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 191 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063032/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072706), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: 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 The pilot reported that he made three radio calls stating his intentions to land. When the airplane was about 25 to 50 ft above the runway, the pilot saw an agricultural airplane making a nonstandard, low circling approach to land on the opposing runway. The pilot added full power and initiated a shallow, right climbing turn to go around to avoid the other airplane. The pilot then banked the airplane left to avoid obstacles parked on the ramp and subsequently lost airplane control, and the airplane then impacted terrain. The agricultural pilot stated that he was not in the traffic pattern at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On October 15, 2014, about 1145 central daylight time, a Cessna 182B airplane, N2437G, collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a go-around while landing at the Orange County Airport (ORG), Orange, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The local flight originated from ORG at 1100. The pilot reported he made three radio calls announcing he was making a straight in approach to land on runway 4. He stated that when he was over the runway at an altitude of 25 to 50 feet, he saw a yellow agricultural airplane fly an arc over the northern end of the runway at an altitude of 75 to 100 feet. The pilot added full power and began a shallow right climbing turn to go-around. The pilot stated he then banked left to avoid obstructions on the ramp at which time the airplane lost lift and the left wing contacted the ground. The airplane impacted the ground, spun to the left and skidded about 50 feet prior to coming to rest. The pilot of the agricultural airplane stated he was not in the traffic pattern at the time of the accident and that he did not see the accident airplane. The agricultural pilot stated he had a radio installed in the airplane and he thought it was on at the time of the accident. One witness who was on the ramp stated he saw the accident airplane just prior to it contacting the ground. He stated he ran to the airplane just after the accident to see if everyone was alright and when he turned around the yellow airplane was taxing onto the ramp to be loaded. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2437G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2437G-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 51737, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B - 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: 51737 - Year built: 1959 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 -L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: Unknown - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ORG, Orange, TX - Destination: ORG, Orange, TX - Airport: ORG, Orange County Airport, runway 4, 5,500 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 315 total, 303 in this make and model, 271 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: ORG ## 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 20141015018179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141015018179A), Oct 15, 2014: Cessna 182B, Orange, TX, Substantial damage. When the FAA inspector arrived on the scene he observed a C-182 on it's nose in the grass by runway 04 taxi way and parking ramp. The pilot stated he was on… ## Other investigations on N2437G (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 FTW79DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG08), Nov 10, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2437G), Skidmore, TX, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 27, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90260. 385 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 374 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425614&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector’s Statement (item 2, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40425615&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%E2%80%99s%20Statement%20-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.