# NTSB CHI99LA014: Cessna 182, N2291G, Weeping Water, NE, October 30, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 29, 1998, 19:20 local (Oct 30, 1998, 01:20 UTC) - Place: Weeping Water, NE - Coordinates: 40.859775, -96.129516 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8598&lon=-96.1295&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 2, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45167 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45167/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA014 ## Probable cause the pilot failed to maintain directional control. A factor was the uneven runway condition. ## 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 - airport facilities,runway edge lights - unavailable - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was doing a night landing to a grass airstrip that had two lights at the approach end of runway 17. There were no other lights marking runway 17. The pilot reported that directional control was maintained until the right wheel hit a rut in the runway. He reported the airplane went airborne and veered off the right side of the runway. The airplane went through a harvested bean field and nosed over when the nose gear hit a rut on the crossing runway. The pilot reported there was nothing wrong with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On October 29, 1998, at 1920 central standard time, a Cessna C-182, N2291G, operated by the Lincoln Sport Parachute Club, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during the landing roll. The commercial pilot was not injured. The pilot reported that the airplane veered off the runway after the right wheel of the airplane hit a rut in the grass airstrip. The airplane went through a corner of a bean field, but was brought back onto the crossing runway. The nose gear hit a rut and the airplane nosed over. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Browns Airport in Weeping Water, Nebraska, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he was doing a night landing to a grass airstrip that had two lights at the approach end of runway 17. There were no other lights marking runway 17. The pilot reported that directional control was maintained until the right wheel hit a rut in the runway. He reported the airplane went airborne and veered off the right side of the runway. The airplane went through a harvested bean field and nosed over when the nose gear hit a rut on the crossing runway. The pilot reported there was nothing wrong with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2291G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2291G-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 51591, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51591 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lincoln Sport Parachute Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 1, 1998 - Departed: EPG - Airport: EPG, Browns Field, runway 17, 2,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 5,825 total, 476 in this make and model, 3,880 as pilot in command, 113 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 300° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: OMA, 30 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 19981029031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981029031009A), Oct 29, 1998: Cessna 182, Weeping Water, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to land at unlighted airport at night using the headlights from a motor vehicle to shine the lights of the vehicle across the runway to… ## Other investigations on N2291G (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 CHI71FDJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ44), Mar 16, 1971: Cessna 182B (N2291G), Kenosha, 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. 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