# NTSB CHI05CA027: Cessna T182T, N814FA, Morris, IL, October 31, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 31, 2004, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Morris, IL - Coordinates: 41.421943, -88.417778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4219&lon=-88.4178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 24, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60522 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA027 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60522/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA027 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind condition and the runway sign which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The airplane collided with a runway sign and experienced a nose gear collapse following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 18 (4,001 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt). The pilot reported the airplane touched down "smoothly" prior to veering to the left because of the crosswind. He reported he tried to correct the motion and the airplane veered to the right. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway where it contacted a runway sign and the nose gear collapsed. A witness reported that skid marks from all three tires were visible on the runway. The winds reported at the Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois, located 13 statue miles northeast of C09, at 1505 were from 290 degrees at 7 knots. At 1245 the winds were reported as being 270 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 15 knots, and at 1525 the winds were from 270 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 15 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 31, 2004, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna T182T, N814FA, collided with a runway sign and experienced a nose gear collapse following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 18 (4,001 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Morris-Washburn Airport (C09), Morris, Illinois. The private pilot and two passengers on board were not injured. 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 Bolingbrook, Illinois, at 1245. The pilot reported the airplane touched down "smoothly" prior to veering to the left because of the crosswind. He reported he tried to correct the motion and the airplane veered to the right. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway where it contacted a runway sign and the nose gear collapsed. A witness reported that skid marks from all three tires were visible on the runway. The winds reported at the Joliet Regional Airport (JOT), Joliet, Illinois, located 13 statue miles northeast of C09, at 1505 were from 290 degrees at 7 knots. At 1245 the winds were reported as being 270 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 15 knots, and at 1525 the winds were from 270 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 15 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N814FA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N814FA), registered now, S/N T18208214, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T182T - Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18208214 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Yueh Liu - Registered owner: American Communications & Networks Corp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 1C5, Bolingbrook, IL - Destination: C09, Morris, IL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 163 total, 142 in this make and model, 91 as pilot in command, 106 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: JOT ## 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 20041031034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041031034219A), Oct 31, 2004: Cessna T182T, Morris, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed hard in a crosswind and lost control of aircraft. Wind was 260 degrees at 6 KTS gusting to 14 KTS. Pilot landed on runway 18, veered off… From the NTSB's public API. 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