# NTSB CHI03LA316: Cessna 182P, N74LW, Versailles, MO, September 22, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 22, 2003, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Versailles, MO - Coordinates: 38.427776, -92.875274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4278&lon=-92.8753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Kansas City, MO FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57997 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA316 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57997/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA316 ## Probable cause The pilot touched down with excessive airspeed. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, the wet runway, the wet grass that the airplane traveled onto, and the ditch which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - brakes(normal) - used, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage when it nosed over during an overrun landing. The pilot reported his approach was higher than normal due to trees at the end of runway 7 (2,805 feet by 39 feet) and his airspeed was too fast. He stated the runway was wet and the airplane skidded when he applied brakes after touching down. He released the brakes to straighten the airplane heading, then he reapplied the brakes. He reported the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into the wet grass. The airplane continued across an airport service road and into a ditch. The nose gear collapsed upon contacting the ditch and the airplane nosed over. The Airport Facility Directory notes trees as an obstruction for runway 7 at 3VS. The website AirNav.com states there are 23 foot tall trees 225 feet from the approach end of runway 7, and 40 feet right of the runway centerline. It also states 1 to 18 foot tall brush and trees are present 100 to 200 feet from the approach end of the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 22, 2003, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N74LW, nosed over following an overrun while landing on runway 7 (2,805 feet by 39 feet, wet asphalt) at the Roy Otten Memorial Airfield (3VS), Versailles, Missouri. The private pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the East Kansas City Airport, Grain Valley, Missouri, at 1030. The pilot reported that his approach was higher than normal because of trees at the end of the runway and the airspeed was too fast. He stated the runway was wet and the airplane skidded when he applied brakes after touching down. He released the brakes to straighten the airplane's heading, then he reapplied the brakes. He reported the airplane traveled off the end of the runway into the wet grass which "did not present much braking action." The airplane continued across an airport service road and into a ditch. The nose gear collapsed upon contacting the ditch and the airplane nosed over. The Airport Facility Directory notes trees as an obstruction for runway 7 at 3VS. The website AirNav.com states there are 23 foot tall trees 225 feet from the approach end of runway 7, and 40 feet right of the runway centerline. It also states 1 to 18 foot tall brush and trees are present 100 to 200 feet from the approach end of the runway. The winds reported at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), 40 statue miles northeast of 3SV, at 1053, were form 280 degrees at 8 knots. The winds reported at the Sedalia Memorial Airport (DMO), 25 statue miles northwest of 3SV, at 1053, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported the local winds were light and variable out of the north. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N74LW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74LW-2017-06-07), registration cancelled 2017-06-07, S/N 18262888, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18262888 - Airframe hours: 4466.6 - Engines: Continental O-470R 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth S. Jinks - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 2003, 44 hours before - Departed: 3GV, Grain Valley, MO - Destination: 3VS, Versailles, MO - Airport: 3VS, Roy Otten Memorial Airfield, runway 7, 2,805 × 39 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review March 6, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 1,532 total, 274 in this make and model, 1,532 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 5 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 900 ft broken - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: DMO, 25 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 20030922028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030922028659A), Sep 22, 2003: Cessna 182P, Versailles, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The airplane was on approach to runway 7 at Versailles, MO (3VS). The pilot stated that the airplane was a "little high and hot". The airplane touched… 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.