# NTSB CHI03LA169: Cessna 182L, N42713, Atchison, KS, June 19, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 19, 2003, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Atchison, KS - Coordinates: 39.570278, -95.180274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-95.1803&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report December 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA- Wichita FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57264 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA169 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57264/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA169 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate inflight decision, which resulted in a landing with a tailwind and an overrun of the runway. Factors contributing to the accident were the tailwind encountered on landing rollout, the variable, gusty winds encountered while in the traffic pattern, and the embankment. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - weather condition - variable wind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it overran the runway and impacted an embankment while landing on runway 16. The pilot reported that as she turned base for landing, she noted the winds shifted to favor the opposite runway. The pilot noted she entered a traffic pattern for that runway and made a normal approach. She reported encountering a tailwind upon landing and was unable to stop the airplane. The airplane overran the end of the runway and impacted an embankment. A weather station 17 nautical miles from the accident site reported the winds from 050 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 18. ## Factual narrative On June 19, 2003, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N42713, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it overran runway 16 (3,000 feet by 48 feet, asphalt) and subsequently impacted an embankment while landing at Amelia Earhart Airport (K59), Atchison, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and her passenger reported minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating without a flight plan. The flight departed Terre Haute International Airport (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, at 1030, with an intended destination of K59. The pilot reported she over flew K59 at pattern altitude to check the windsock and the winds were favoring runway 34. The pilot noted she flew a normal traffic pattern for runway 34, but when she turned onto base leg she observed the winds now appeared to favor runway 16. The pilot stated she entered downwind for runway 16 and made a normal approach. The pilot reported she encountered a tail wind upon landing and was unable to stop the aircraft. The pilot stated she "felt it was best to go straight." The airplane overran the end of the runway and impacted an embankment. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures during the accident flight. A weather reporting station at Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), 17 nautical miles to the northeast of the accident site, recorded at 1453, winds from 050 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 18 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42713](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42713), registered now, S/N 18259156, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259156 - Airframe hours: 3053.68 - Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470 R42 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 15, 2002, 28.1 hours before - Departed: HUF, Terre Haute, IN - Destination: K59, Atchison, KS - Airport: K59, Amelia Earhart Airport, runway 16, 3,000 × 48 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 28, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,930 total, 1,584 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,100 ft overcast - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: STJ, 17 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 20030619017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619017839A), Jun 19, 2003: Cessna 182L, Atchison, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on a 5000 foot long runway and ran off the end, across a road into an embankment. She stated the winds were variable in direction and she… 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.