# NTSB CHI98LA135: Cessna C-182, N5305B, Emporia, KS, April 25, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 25, 1998, 13:35 local (18:35 UTC) - Place: Emporia, KS - Coordinates: 38.409645, -96.189468 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4096&lon=-96.1895&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 19, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10861 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA135 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10861/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA135 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors contributing to this accident were the strong crosswind and the wind gusts. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 19 at the Emporia Municipal Airport, Emporia, Kansas. The touchdown was hard which caused The airplane to bounce back into the air. The pilot decided to initiate a go-around. While initiating the go-around, the airplane drifted left. Before the pilot could correct for the drift, the airplane's left wing struck the ground. The airplane pivoted around the wing impacting into ground onto its nose. Following the pilot's exit of the airplane, a gust of wing came up. The airplane nosed over onto its back. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies. The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at Emporia, Kansas, reported winds from 210 degrees magnetic at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 25, 1998, at 1335 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 182, N5305B, operated by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when control of the airplane was lost during a go-around from runway 19 at the Emporia Municipal Airport, Emporia, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The cross-country flight departed a private airstrip near Denver, Colorado, at 0940 mountain daylight time. In his written statement, the pilot said that he was landing from a standard traffic pattern. "The touchdown was harder than required which caused a bounce back into the air." The pilot decided to initiate a go-around. At the time the pilot initiated the go-around, the airplane drifted left. Before the pilot could correct for the drift, the airplane's left wing struck the ground. The airplane pivoted around the wing impacting into ground onto its nose. Following the pilot's exit of the airplane, a gust of wind came up. The airplane nosed over onto its back. Examination of the wreckage showed the airplane's left wing bent rearward beginning at the wing root. The left wing strut was bent aft. The left wing tip was broken off. The airplane's cowling was crushed up and aft. The right engine mounts were broken. The propeller showed torsional bending and chordwise scratches. The spinner was crushed inward. The top of the vertical stabilizer was bent inward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. At 1253 cdt, the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at Emporia, Kansas, reported winds from 210 degrees magnetic at 25 knots, with gusts to 35 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5305B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5305B), registered now, S/N 33305 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna C-182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33305 - Airframe hours: 935 - Engines: Continental O-470L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dennis M. Olson, Jr. - Registered owner: Robert A. Gibson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 24, 1998, 3 hours before - Departed: CD13, DENVER, CO - Destination: EMP - Airport: EMP, Emporia Municipal Airport, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; military, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,258 total, 28 in this make and model, 698 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 28 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 25 knots, gusting 35 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: EMP, 1 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 19980425007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007719A), Apr 25, 1998: Cessna 182, Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. Allowed gusty surface wind pickup a wing landing. Lost control. Flipped over.(.4) the pilot was landing on runway 19 at the Emporia Municipal Airport, Emporia,… 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.