# NTSB CEN23LA030: Cessna 182Q, N699XM, Murdo, SD, November 6, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 6, 2022, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Murdo, SD - Coordinates: 43.853292, -100.71139 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8533&lon=-100.7114&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 106264 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106264/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106264 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA030 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with strong gusty surface winds. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 182, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072702), [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 · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072702), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: 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) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off the ground, the wind blew the airplane harder than expected and he decided to set it back down on the runway, however, the airplane touched down half on and half off the runway. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane due to the wind and it went down an embankment. The airplane nosed into the ground and sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot report 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 departing from runway 32 with winds from 290° at 27 gusting 37 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N699XM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N699XM), registered now, S/N 182-67158, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470-U](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-u) (registry code 17385, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-67158 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 5705 - Engines: TCM 0-470-U reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 8, 2022 - Airport: 8F6, Murdo Municipal Airport, runway 14/32, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 2, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 425 total, 300 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 27 knots, gusting 37 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 2997.00 inHg - Observed at: KPIR - METAR: METAR KPIR 061853Z AUTO 29027G37KT 10SM CLR 08/M08 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/1851 SLP155 T00781078 ## 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 20221106017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221106017739A), Nov 6, 2022: Cessna 182, Murdo, SD, Substantial damage. On 11/6/2022 at approximatley 1330 CST a Cessna 182 [privacy data omitted] crashed while attempting to take off during a personal flight. Clear skies with… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 23, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106264. 5.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14890904&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Pilot%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14948440&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilots%20Statement%20-%20Fender-Rel.pdf - Witness statements (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14949081&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Witness%20Statement%20-%20Compton-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 4, PDF, 6 pages, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14890446&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%201-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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