# NTSB CHI01LA121: Cessna 182L, N6412K, Stromsburg, NE, April 20, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 20, 2001, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC) - Place: Stromsburg, NE - Coordinates: 41.109886, -97.589752 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1099&lon=-97.5898&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 2, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 53251 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA121 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53251/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA121 ## Probable cause the inadequate in-flight planning/decision and the flight to a destination alternate not performed by the pilot. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gusts. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - flight to destination alternate - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane veered off of runway 20 upon the pilot's third landing attempt on a short field with a width of 21 feet. Based upon recorded weather information 33 nm northeast-east of the accident site, a 90-degree crosswind component of approximately 19 knots with gusts of 25 knots prevailed at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On April 20, 2001, at 1425 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N6412K, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged on impact with terrain during a third landing attempt on runway 20 (2,210 feet by 21 feet, asphalt) at the Stromsburg Municipal Airport (11K), Stromsburg, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight departed from the Millard Airport, Omaha, Nebraska, at 1330, en route to 11K. The pilot reported that a gust of wind pushed the airplane off the runway. The Grand Island, Nebraska, automated surface observing system, reported wind to be from 100 degrees at 19 knots gusting to 25 knots at 1356. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6412K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6412K-2003-12-17), registration cancelled 2003-12-17, S/N 18258889 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258889 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Downwind Enterpirses - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MLE, OMAHA, NE - Destination: South Sioux, NE - Airport: 11K, Stromsburg Municipal Airport, runway 20, 2,210 × 21 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 1,700 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 19 knots, gusting 25 - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.61 inHg - Observed at: GRI, 33 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 20010420011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010420011889A), Apr 20, 2001: Cessna 182L, Stromsburg, NE, No damage. (-23)On April 20, 2001, approximately 1425 CDT, CE-182L, N6412K, sustained substantial damage as a result of departing runway 20 on the landing rollout at the… ## Other investigations on N6412K (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 CHI68D0675](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0675), Apr 7, 1968: Cessna 182L (N6412K), Hinsdale, IL, substantial damage 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.