# NTSB CHI99LA295: Cessna 182H, N2498X, Eagle River, WI, August 15, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 15, 1999, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Eagle River, WI - Coordinates: 45.920036, -89.250717 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9200&lon=-89.2507&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 3 minor - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47071 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA295 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47071/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA295 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and the subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty, crosswind conditions, and the rough/uneven terrain encountered. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot reported that after touching down, the crosswind pushed the airplane off the side of the runway into the grass. The airplane traveled approximately 100 to 150 feet off the right side of the runway where it contacted a small hill in the terrain. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. About 37 minutes before the accident, the reported winds 23 miles southwest of the accident site were from 180 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 17 knots. The pilot reported the local winds were from 180 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 14 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 15, 1999, at 1630 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 182H, N2498X, nosed over following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 22 (4,996 feet by 75 feet) at the Eagle River Union Airport, Eagle River, Wisconsin. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The pilot reported that after touching down, the crosswind pushed the airplane off the side of the runway into the grass. He reported the nose wheel hit the ground and the airplane nosed over. According to airport personnel at the Eagle River Union Airport, the airplane traveled approximately 100 to 150 feet off the right side of the runway where it contacted a small hill in the terrain. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest inverted. At 1553 cdt, winds reported at the Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, were from 180 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 17 knots. The Oneida County Airport is located 23 miles southwest of the Eagle River Union Airport. The pilot reported the local winds were from 180 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 14 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2498X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2498X), registered now, S/N 18256398, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182H - Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256398 - Airframe hours: 3757 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Conrad R. Bradich - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 11, 1999, 22 hours before - Departed: LOT, ROMEOVILLE, IL - Destination: EGV - Airport: EGV, Eagle River Union, runway 22, 4,996 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 478 total, 25 in this make and model, 428 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 11 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 28.00 inHg - Observed at: RHI, 23 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 19990815012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012079A), Aug 15, 1999: Cessna 182H, Eagle River, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed, ran off runway, flipped over, 3 minor injuries. (-23)landing egv rwy 22 - after touchdown crosswind caused aircraft to drift to the right -… ## Other investigations on N2498X (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 IAD74FIG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG24), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 182H (N2498X), Stevensville, MD, 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.