# NTSB DEN90LA112: Cessna 182RG, N4850S, Sioux Falls, SD, May 20, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1990, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Coordinates: 43.540527, -96.729324 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5405&lon=-96.7293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN90LA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17932/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA112

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s)

## Analysis

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. THE PLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A CONCRETE WELL COVER, AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PLANE CAME TO REST RIGHT WING LOW, WITH THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4850S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4850S), registered now, S/N R182201438 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201438
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Sky Vu Flyers, Inc
- Departed: SHR, SHERIDAN, WY
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: FSD, Joe Foss Field, runway 3, 8,999 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 624 total, 86 in this make and model, 476 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900520016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016779A), May 20, 1990: Cessna TR182, Sioux Falls, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot reported aircraft veered right on landing. Slid off runway,collapsed right main gear on concrete cover.

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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