# NTSB CHI94LA141: Cessna 182P, N1483M, Kahoka, MO, April 23, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1994, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Kahoka, MO
- Coordinates: 40.419643, -91.70935 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4196&lon=-91.7094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9512/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA141

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETERMINE THE WIND CONDITIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN CONDITIONS WHICH EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft performance,landing capability - exceeded (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

The pilot was landing on runway 28 with a crosswind from the south.  He reported he used a 10 degree crab correction while on final.  The wind was blocked out by some large grain elevators during the first part of the landing roll. After the airplane emerged from behind the elevators, the wind blew it toward the north side of the runway.  The airplane slid off the runway and went up on its nose in a farmer's field.  The local police department reported the wind was from the south at 25-30 knots all day.

## Factual narrative

On April 23, 1994, at 1200 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N1483M, sustained substantial damage when it departed runway 28 during landing roll at the Kahoka Municipal Airport, Kahoka, Missouri.  The private pilot and the sole passenger aboard the airplane were not injured.  The personal flight originated at the Waverly Municipal Airport, Waverly, Iowa.  No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The pilot reported the wind was from the south, and that he had to use a 10 degree wind correction while on final.  He stated the landing roll was straight for about 800 feet.  After the airplane got out from behind several large grain elevators, the crosswind hit the airplane.  The airplane skidded off the north side of the runway.  The landing gear sank in the soft dirt of a farmer's field, and the airplane went up on its nose.  The local police department reported the wind was from the south at 25-30 knots all day.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1483M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1483M), registered now, S/N 18264348 (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: 18264348
- Airframe hours: 2100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bill Ramsey, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 10, 1994, 2 hours before
- Departed: C25, WAVERLY, IA
- Airport: MO05, Kahoka Muni, runway 28, 2,650 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 364 total, 65 in this make and model, 246 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19940423014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423014239A), Apr 23, 1994: Cessna 182P, Kahoka, MO, Substantial damage. Blown off runway landing in sever changeable crosswind. Nosed down. Gust exceeded pilot and aircraft capability.

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.

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