# NTSB DFW05CA057: Cessna 182J, N2855F, Malvern, AR, January 19, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 19, 2005, 17:10 local (23:10 UTC) - Place: Malvern, AR - Coordinates: 34.333057, -92.76139 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3331&lon=-92.7614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 60887 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60887/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA057 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the sun glare. ## 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) - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis While flaring to land on runway 22 (3,188-foot by 60-foot runway), the pilot had difficulty seeing the runway due to sun glare. Upon touchdown the airplane started swerving to the left. The pilot corrected for the left swerve and started to apply the brakes. The airplane then started "skidding" to the right and departed the right side of the runway, before impacting a ditch. The airplane came to rest in an upright position. ## Factual narrative On January 19, 2005, about 1710 central standard time, a Cessna 182J single-engine airplane, N2855F, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing at the Malvern Municipal Airport (M78), near Malvern, Arkansas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to the USDA Forest Service FEPP, and operated by the Arkansas Forestry Commission, both of Little Rock, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 fire detection flight. The local flight originated from the M78 airport at 1230. According to the 1,062-hour pilot, while flaring to land on runway 22 (3,188-foot by 60-foot runway), she had difficulty seeing the runway due to sun glare. Upon touchdown the airplane started swerving to the left. The pilot corrected for the left swerve and started to apply the brakes. The airplane then started "skidding" to the right and departed the right side of the runway, before impacting a ditch. The airplane came to rest in an upright position. The pilot further reported that there did not appear to be any malfunction or anomalies in the flight controls or rudder system of the aircraft. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration provided photographs of the damaged airplane to an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. The photographs revealed the fuselage and left outboard wing leading edge sustained structural damage. At 1753 central standard time, the weather observation facility at Memorial Field Airport (HOT), near Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is located approximately 18.4 miles northwest of the accident site, was reporting wind from 250 degrees at five knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear of clouds, temperature 55 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 37 degrees Fahrenheit, and a barometric pressure setting of 30.22 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2855F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855F-2007-09-13), registration cancelled 2007-09-13, S/N 18256955, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182J - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256955 - Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Arkansas Forest Commission - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: M78, Malvern, AR - Destination: Malvern, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 1,062 total, 327 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg ## 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 20050119000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119000879A), Jan 19, 2005: Cessna 182J, Malvern, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that upon landing at Malvern airport, AR (M78) on jan. 19, 2005 at appx. 1710, the sun got in her eyes as the aircraft veered to the left.… From the NTSB's public API. 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