# NTSB CHI97LA061: Cessna 182K, N2898R, El Dorado, KS, February 1, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 1, 1997, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: El Dorado, KS - Coordinates: 37.820407, -96.849647 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8496&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10513 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI97LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10513/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA061 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the ditch, 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. He stated he was unable to correct the direction of travel. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway and into a 5 to 6 foot deep ditch located approximtely 30 feet from the edge of the runway. Postaccident inspection of the brake system failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction. ## Factual narrative On February 1, 1997, at 1115 central standard time, a Cessna 182, N2898R, operated by a private pilot collided with a ditch following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 16 at the El Dorado Thomas Airport, El Dorado, Kansas. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Ponca City, Oklahoma, at 1035 cst. The pilot reported that after touching down on runway 16 the airplane began to veer to the right side of the runway. He reported that he was unable to straighten the direction of travel. The right main landing gear traveled off the side of the runway into soft terrain. The pilot reported that it seemed as if the right wheel was sliding and that this action pulled the airplane even more to the right. The airplane traveled into a ditch located approximately 30 feet off the side of the runway. The ditch was described as being 5 to 6 feet deep. The pilot reported the airplane heading was almost perpendicular with the ditch when it contacted it. The airplane was removed from the ditch by an A&P/IA. He stated that the wheels turned smoothly with no binding noted as the airplane was moved. The A&P/IA further inspected the brake system and reported he was unable to find any mechanical discrepancies which would have resulted in the loss of directional control. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2898R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898R-2001-07-12), registration cancelled 2001-07-12, S/N 18258498 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182K - Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258493 - Airframe hours: 3165 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dean W. Brigman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 2, 1996, 58 hours before - Departed: PNC, PONCA CITY, OK - Destination: EQA - Airport: EQA, Thomas, runway 16, 4,200 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 365 total, 140 in this make and model, 345 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: 3KM, 15 nm away ## Other investigations on N2898R (2) 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 DEN01FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA045), Jan 25, 2001: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident… - [NTSB CHI76FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP29), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Lake Geneva, WI, 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.