# NTSB DEN08CA075: Cessna 182N, N9008G, Amarillo, TX, April 12, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 12, 2008, 16:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Coordinates: 35.18222, -101.825836
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1822&lon=-101.8258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08CA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67812/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA075

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind, gusty wind conditions and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182N, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072730), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During landing on runway 35 in crosswind conditions, the pilot attempted to correct for the crosswind with rudder and aileron inputs.  While "continued correcting for crosswind and gusts," the pilot applied full throttle to execute a go-around.  The pilot lost aircraft control, and the airplane "settled on the east of the runway and went into the grass."  An examination of the airplane's systems showed no anomalies.  The pilot reported the wind from 290 degrees to 340 degrees.  The wind speed was reported at 19 to 22 knots, gusting to 22 knots.

## Factual narrative

During landing in crosswind conditions, the pilot attempted to correct for crosswind with rudder and aileron inputs.  While "continued correcting for crosswind and gusts," the pilot applied full throttle to execute a go-around.  The airplane "settled on the east of the runway and went into the grass."  An examination of the airplane showed that the wings were buckled and the left main and nose landing gears were separated.  An examination of the airplane's systems showed no anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9008G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008G-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 18260548, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18260548
- Engines: Continental O-470-25BR reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kenneth R. Poole
- Registered owner: Sunray Prop and Rudder Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: SJN, ST JOHNS, AZ
- Destination: TDW, Amarillo, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: TDW, Tradewind, runway 35

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 126 total, 51 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 19 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 20080412014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080412014079A), Apr 12, 2008: Cessna 182N, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 12, 2008, the pilot and two occupants of N9008G, a Cessna 182N, departed sunray airport (X43) to Tradewind Airport (tdw). The aircraft was VFR…

## Other investigations on N9008G (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 FTW98LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA184), Apr 14, 1998: Cessna 182N (N9008G), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, resulting in an overrun, and his exceeding the airplane's maximum crosswind component. A factor was the gusty crosswind.

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.

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