# NTSB DEN07CA161: Cessna 182P, N8033M, Santa Rosa, NM, September 20, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 20, 2007, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Santa Rosa, NM - Coordinates: 34.933887, -104.639167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9339&lon=-104.6392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 66728 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07CA161 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66728/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA161 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind. ## 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) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 19. During the landing roll a sudden gust of wind from the left (east) lifted the wing and blew the airplane off the runway to the right. The right landing gear sheared off and the airplane slid through a ditch and up an embankment, coming to a stop approximately 60 feet to the right side of the runway. An examination of the airplane showed substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical and horizontal stabilizers. An examination of the airplane's systems showed no anomalies. The reported winds at Tucumcari, New Mexico, 53 nautical miles east of the accident site, at 1153 mountain daylight time, were 190 degrees at 14 gusting to 18 knots. ## Factual narrative According to a statement by the pilot, he was landing on runway 19. During the landing roll, "a sudden gust of wind from the left (east) lifted the wing [and] blew the airplane off the runway to the right." The right landing gear sheared off and the airplane slid through a ditch and up an embankment, coming to a stop approximately 60 feet to the right side of the runway. The airplane's vertical stabilizer and right horizontal stabilizer were bent and the fuselage was buckled. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies prior to the accident. The reported winds at Tucumcari, New Mexico, 53 nautical miles east of the accident site, at 1153 mountain daylight time, were 190 degrees at 14 gusting to 18 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8033M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8033M-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 18264531, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264531 - Engines: Continental O-470-S reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James W. Marshall - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: CDS, Childress, TX - Destination: I85, Santa Rosa, NM - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: I58, Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport, runway 19 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 245 total, 116 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20070920825179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920825179A), Sep 20, 2007: Cessna 182P, Santa Rosa, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 20, 2007 at about 1140 MDT, a Cessna 182, N8033M, registered to and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] was attempting to land at… ## Other investigations on N8033M (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 ERA11CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA186), Mar 11, 2011: Cessna 182P (N8033M), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. - [NTSB LAX78DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ56), May 15, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8033M), Marana, AZ, 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.