# NTSB CHI96LA080: Cessna 182J, N2916F, Waukon, IA, January 9, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 9, 1996, 06:55 local (12:55 UTC) - Place: Waukon, IA - Coordinates: 43.260128, -91.469169 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2601&lon=-91.4692&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10189 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA080 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10189/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA080 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. Factors in the accident were the icy runway and the gusty wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - from landing - terrain condition - snowbank - Nose over, taxi - from landing ## Analysis The pilot reported that while taxiing after touchdown, the airplane slid off the side of the runway, impacted a snowbank, and became inverted. He stated that the runway was covered with ice and there was a crosswind. The winds were reported from 330 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 27. ## Factual narrative On January 9, 1996, at 0655 central standard time (cst), a Cessna 182J, N2916F, sustained substantial damage while taxiing after landing at Waukon Municipal Airport, Waukon, Iowa. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 pleasure flight originated from Ankeny, Iowa, at 0545 cst. No flight plan was on file and visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that while taxiing after touchdown, the airplane slid off the side of runway 25 (2413' x 60'), impacted a snowbank, and became inverted. The pilot stated the runway was covered with ice and there was a crosswind. A weather observation taken from Decorah Municipal Airport, located 12 NM west of Waukon, was taken 10 minutes before the time of the accident. The observation reported a measured ceiling of 1,000 overcast, ten miles viability, and winds from 330 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 27 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2916F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2916F), registered now, S/N 18257016, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257016 - Airframe hours: 2800 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rasmussen Group Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 1995, 90 hours before - Departed: IKV, ANKENY, IA - Destination: Y01 - Airport: Y01, Waukon Municipal, runway 25, 2,413 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 16,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 15,450 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 41 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 330° at 14 knots, gusting 27 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DEH, 12 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 19960109046849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960109046849A), Jan 9, 1996: Cessna 182J, Waukon, IA, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot landed on runway 25 at Waukon, Iowa (Y01). Runway was isy. Upon landing, the aircraft started to slide sideways. (Wind at decorah, Iowa (deh) 12… ## Other investigations on N2916F (1) 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. - [NTSB MIA67D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0238), Sep 30, 1966: Cessna 182J (N2916F), Wallace, NC, substantial damage 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.