DEN06CA082

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182R · Albuquerque, NM · June 4, 2006

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
June 4, 2006, 11:50 local (17:50 UTC)
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6220NCessna 182R
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report August 29, 2006
Report
Approved by Office Director
Parties
FAA Flight Standards District Office
FAA report
20060604008419A
Case key
63824

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Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

On ground/water collision with objectTaxi - from landing
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Object - sign

Analysis

According to the pilot, he applied too much right brake after landing on runway 12. The airplane departed the runway surface to the right and impacted a taxiway directional sign, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems and no weather issues.

Factual narrative

According to a telephone conversation with the accident pilot, he applied too much right brake after landing on runway 12 (6,000 feet by 150 feet, grooved concrete). The airplane departed the runway surface to the right and impacted a taxiway directional sign. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who traveled to the scene reported the cowling was wrinkled, the wheel pan separated, and the right landing gear strut was bent aft. The right wing strut was crushed aft and the wing and wing spar bent down slightly. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems and no weather issues.

Aircraft

Registration
N6220N
Reported as
Cessna 182R
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18267803
Airframe hours
3,607.9
Engine
Continental 0-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 1, 2006 · 25 hours before
Departed
SAF · Santa Fe, NM
Destination
ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
Airport
ABQ · Albquerque INTL., runway 12, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
63
Injuries
None
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, With waivers/limitations
Last flight review
April 1, 2006
Seat
Left
Flight hours
146 total · 80 in this make and model · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 7 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 25 °F
Altimeter
30.05 inHg
Observed at
ABQ, 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.