# NTSB CEN24LA134: Cessna T182T, N1103H, Lapeer, MI, March 12, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 12, 2024, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Coordinates: 43.066472, -83.271556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- 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 - Eastern Michigan FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193930/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193930
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA134

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in a gusting crosswind condition.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/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 T182T, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072738), [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.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot was conducting a crosswind landing when shortly before touchdown the airplane drifted left of the runway centerline. The airplane bounced and continued to drift left into the grass easement adjacent to the runway where the nose gear collapsed. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, right wing strut, and left wing. Based on available wind data, there was a gusting right crosswind of 10-15 knots. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1103H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1103H), registered now, S/N T18208637, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (registry code 42005, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18208637
- Year built: 2006
- Airframe hours: 1900
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-12497-61A 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 20, 2023
- Departed: ADG, Adrian, MI
- Destination: D95, Lapeer, MI
- Airport: D95, Dupont/Lapeer Airport, runway 18, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 19, 2023; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 912 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.81 inHg
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: D95
- METAR: KD95 121755Z AUTO 26010G15KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A2981 RMK AO2 T01850030 10185 20000=

## 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 20240312002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240312002189A), Mar 12, 2024: Cessna T182T, Lapeer, MI, Substantial damage. During touchdown on runway 18, the plane bounced and caught a gust of wind causing the aircraft to drift east. The left main wheel departed the runway making…

## Docket (4 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 30, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193930. 8.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 5.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16942668&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo array (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16948681&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN24LA134-Rel.pdf
- Weather summary (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16965495&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Weather%20Summary%20CEN24LA134-Rel.pdf
- Record of conversation with pilot (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16965772&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot)-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.

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