# NTSB CHI06CA122: Cessna 182T, N1129P, Madison, WI, April 28, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 28, 2006, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Madison, WI - Coordinates: 43.13972, -89.337501 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1397&lon=-89.3375&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Milwaukee FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63685 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63685/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA122 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. Additional factors were the downhill slope and the ditch encountered during the accident sequence. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - downhill (contributing factor) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis The airplane was engaged in a solo instructional flight when after landing on runway 21, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway. The airplane subsequently encountered a downhill slope and a ditch which caused the nose landing gear to collapse, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the airplane prior to the accident. Winds were from 140 degrees at 8 knots about the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On April 28, 2006, about 0945 central daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N1129P, piloted by a student pilot on a solo instructional flight, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion while landing on runway 21 (7,200 feet by 150 feet, concrete) at Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK), Lake in the Hills, Illinois, about 0900. The student pilot reported that after establishing contact with MSN approach control, she was cleared for a straight-in approach to runway 21. She stated "upon landing the plane veered left into the grass." She noted that the airplane went down a hill and encountered a "gully." The nose gear collapsed during the accident sequence. She stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the airplane prior to the accident. Winds recorded by the MSN Automated Surface Observing System at 0953 were from 140 degrees at 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1129P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1129P), registered now, S/N 18281584, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281584 - Airframe hours: 3.3 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2005 - Departed: 3CK, Lake in the Hil, IL - Destination: MSN, Madison, WI - Airport: MSN, Dane County Regional, runway 21, 7,200 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 44; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 96 total, 31 in this make and model, 14 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: MSN ## 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 20060428007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428007039A), Apr 28, 2006: Cessna 182T, Madison, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot attempted to land on runway 21 at msn. The pilot thought that the wind was from 240 at 8 knots. The tower controller thought the wind was from… From the NTSB's public API. 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