# NTSB CEN17LA126: Cessna 182, N6330B, Skiatook, OK, March 13, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 13, 2017, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Skiatook, OK - Coordinates: 36.351665, -96.011947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3517&lon=-96.0119&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 26, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 94865 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94865/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94865 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA126 ## Probable cause The loss of directional control while taxiing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi-to runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The commercial pilot reported that, while taxiing the airplane to the runway for departure, the airplane suddenly veered right. The pilot attempted to correct the right turn by applying the left brake; however, the attempt was unsuccessful, and the airplane subsequently exited the taxiway, entered a drainage ditch, and then came to rest upright; the left horizontal stabilizer was bent. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the landing gear brake and nosewheel steering system that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On March 13, 2017, about 1530 central daylight time, a Cessna 182 single-engine airplane, N6330B, impacted terrain following a loss of control while taxiing for departure from the Skiatook Municipal Airport (2F6), Skiatook, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that while he was taxiing the airplane to runway 36 for departure, the airplane suddenly veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct the right turn by applying the left brake, however, the attempt was unsuccessful and the airplane entered a drainage ditch. The airplane came to rest upright off the taxiway surface in the drainage ditch. On March 14, 2017, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector and mechanic examined the airplane at the owner's facility. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left horizontal stabilizer was bent. The inspector and mechanic examined the landing gear brake and nose wheel steering systems. No mechanical or failures were noted within the landing gear system that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6330B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6330B), registered now, S/N 34230, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 34230 - Year built: 1957 - Airframe hours: 10113 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470-L 213 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 4, 2016, 25 hours before - Departed: 2F6, Skiatook, OK - Destination: 2F6, Skiatook, OK - Airport: 2F6, Skiatook Muni, runway 36, 3,000 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KTUL, 11 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 20170313001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170313001259A), Mar 13, 2017: Cessna 182, Skiatook, OK, Minor damage. On March 13, 2017, at about 1655 central standard time, a 1957 Cessna 182, N6330B, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR part 91 skydive /… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 30, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94865. 138 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 31 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452601&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452602&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 3, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40452603&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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