# NTSB CHI03CA004: Cessna 182E, N3345Y, Oslo, MN, October 5, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 5, 2002, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Oslo, MN - Coordinates: 48.2, -97.133331 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2000&lon=-97.1333&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA -- Minneapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55934 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03CA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55934/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03CA004 ## Probable cause Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the wind gust and the soft terrain adjacent to the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis During the landing rollout, the pilot reported a wind gust which, "blew me off the east side of the runway." Before the airplane could be stopped, it entered a soft, muddy area adjacent to the runway. The nose wheel "dug in" and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On October 5, 2002, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 182 airplane, N3345Y, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it lost directional control during landing rollout at a private airstrip near Oslo, Minnesota. The airplane departed the runway surface (40 feet x 2,500 feet, concrete/gravel) and subsequently flipped over when a soft, muddy area was encountered adjacent to the runway. The airstrip is located approximately 15 nm north of Grand Forks (GFK), and consists of a single runway oriented north-south. The flight departed the Le Sueur Municipal Airport (12Y), Le Sueur, Minnesota, at 0815 cdt, with an intended destination of the Grafton Municipal Airport (GAF), Grafton, North Dakota. However, the pilot decided to make an intermediate stop at the private airstrip. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries.The pilot stated that the Grand Forks ATIS, monitored shortly prior to approach, indicated that winds were from the west at eight knots. Based on this information, the pilot elected to land to the south. He notes: "After landing, but before coming to a stop, a gust of wind blew me off the east side of the runway. It was soft and pulled me to the ditch where the front wheel dug in the mud and flipped the airplane over." FAA records indicate the pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane -- single engine land rating, and a third class medical certificate issued May 2001. The pilot reported 544 hours total time, with 132 hours in the same make and model as the accident aircraft, and 39 hours within the last 90 days. His most recent flight review was April 2001. The Cessna 182 airplane involved in the accident had accumulated 1,527 hours total time. Its last annual inspection was completed in June 2002, with 39 hours flown since then. The pilot did not report any failures or malfunctions prior to, or at the time of, the accident. Weather conditions reported by GFK, at 0953 cdt, were few clouds at 7,000 ft, 10,000 ft overcast, 10 miles visibility, and winds from 290 degrees at 11 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3345Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3345Y-2004-07-26), registration cancelled 2004-07-26, S/N 18254345, built 1962 (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: 18254345 - Airframe hours: 1527 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Marlen Quern - Registered owner: Beech Club, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 2002, 39 hours before - Departed: 12Y, Le Sueur, MN - Destination: GAF, Grafton, ND - Airport: N/A, Cenex Co. airstrip (private), runway 18, 2,500 × 40 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 14, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 544 total, 132 in this make and model, 512 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GFK, 15 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 20021005025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021005025899A), Oct 5, 2002: Cessna 182E, Oslo, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman attempted landing to the south at the cenex private landing field at Oslo, MN. Airman was unable to maintain adequate directional control on the… 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.