# NTSB CEN21LA458: Cessna 182E, N3293Y, Troup, TX, September 26, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 26, 2021, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Troup, TX - Coordinates: 32.1446, -95.1205 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1446&lon=-95.1205&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration; North Texas FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 103979 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA458 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103979/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103979 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA458 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a variable gusting wind and his decision not to perform a go-around that resulted an overrun and impact with a fence and trees. ## 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 182E, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [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 182E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072712), [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 182E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was performing a a visual approach to a grass runway, when he noticed the airplane’s ground speed was higher than usual. He increased the wing flap setting to slow the airplane and maneuvered the airplane to avoid obstructions on and to the side of the glide path, but then he realized that attempts to slow the airplane were not realized due to a tailwind. The airplane touched down on the runway and bounced twice but did not slow. The airplane overran the runway and impacted a fence and trees at the departure end. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane to the north with wind light and variable from 080o and gusting to 10 knots. The pilot reported that he could have performed a go-around but decided to continue the approach. ## Factual narrative The private pilot of the personal flight stated that during a visual approach to a grass runway, he noticed the airplane ground speed was higher than usual. He increased the wing flap setting to slow the airplane and maneuvered the airplane to avoid obstructions on and to the side of the glide path; he said he could have performed a go-around but decided to continue the approach. He then realized that attempts to slow the airplane were not realized due to a tailwind. The airplane touched down for landing on the runway and bounced twice but did not slow. The airplane overran the runway and impacted a fence and trees at the departure end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage that included damage to the left wing. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3293Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3293Y), registered now, S/N 18254293 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254293 - Airframe hours: 5518.9 - Engines: Teledyne Continental Motors O-470R reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 9, 2020 - Departed: JSO, Jacksonville, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: TE91, Harrison Farm Airport, runway 33, 2,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 24, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 1,800 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: JSO, 12 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 20210926016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210926016409A), Sep 26, 2021: Cessna 182E, Troup, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft overflew the landing area and was stopped by trees and a barb wire fence. ## Other investigations on N3293Y (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 FTW97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA047), Nov 12, 1996: Cessna 182E (N3293Y), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft damage for undetermined rteasons. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103979. 676 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 508 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13283035&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1web_nopwx%20print_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo log (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 168 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13283131&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Log-Rel.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/). 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