# NTSB CEN23LA380: Cessna 182T, N908VA, Klein, TX, August 23, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 23, 2023, 14:18 local (19:18 UTC) - Place: Klein, TX - Coordinates: 30.063552, -95.553412 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0636&lon=-95.5534&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: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192930 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA380 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192930/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192930 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA380 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. ## 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 182T, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 182T, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072703), [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 · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/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 182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll, as the nose landing gear contacted the runway, he felt a vibration from the front of the airplane, then it veered hard left. During the veer, the airplane began to skid so he applied right rudder but was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane departed the runway surface, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane with 20° left crosswind at 7 knots gusting to 16 knots. Postaccident examination of the airplane showed that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N908VA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908VA-2026-07-15), registration cancelled 2026-07-15, S/N 18281555, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281555 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 2279 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 18, 2023 - Departed: KFTW, Fort Worth, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks Meml, runway 17R, 7,009 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 19, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 504 total, 118 in this make and model, 445 as pilot in command, 77 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 7 knots, gusting 16 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 100 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KDWH - METAR: KDWH 231753Z 15007G16KT 120V190 10SM FEW055 38/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T03780206 10383 20256 58009= ## 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 20230823012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230823012509A), Aug 23, 2023: Cessna 182T, Spring, TX, Substantial damage. On 08/23/2023 at 1419 CDT, a Cessna 182T, s/n 18281555, was landing on runway 17R at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (dwh). The pilot lost directional… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192930. 7.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 6.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16181748&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16182359&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� FAA inspector statement (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16181823&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Inspector%20MOR-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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.