# NTSB DFW06CA014: Cessna 182J, N3331F, San Antonio, TX, October 23, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 23, 2005, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.572778, -98.463058 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5728&lon=-98.4631&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62712 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62712/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA014 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and his delay in executing a go-around. A contributing factor was the gusty winds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - Undershoot, descent - uncontrolled - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis The 435-hour pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a short field landing on runway 30 (2,085-feet long, by 30-feet wide) at an uncontrolled airport. At a nearby airport located two miles south, approach control was reporting winds from the north at 7 knots, gusting between 20 and 25 knots. The pilot reported that with the airplane configured with full flaps, and while maintaining an airspeed of 65 miles per hour, he initiated a landing flare. The pilot attempted to make a correction and apply full power; however, the airplane touched down short of the landing threshold. As the airplane reached the lip of the asphalt landing threshold, the nosewheel strut sheared-off and the airplane skidded off the right side of the runway, colliding with the airport perimeter fence. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The 435-hour pilot reported that he was attempting to perform a short field landing on runway 30 (2,085-feet long, by 30-feet wide) at an uncontrolled airport. At a nearby airport located two miles south, approach control was reporting the winds from the north at 7 knots, gusting between 20 and 25 knots. The pilot reported that with the airplane configured with full flaps, and while maintaining an airspeed of 65 miles per hour, he initiated a landing flare. The pilot attempted to make a correction and apply full power; however, the airplane touched down short of the landing threshold. As the airplane reached the lip of the asphalt landing threshold, the nosewheel strut sheared-off and the airplane skidded-off the right side of the runway, colliding with the airport perimeter fence. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3331F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3331F-2008-01-25), registration cancelled 2008-01-25, S/N 18257331, 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: 18257331 - Airframe hours: 4092 - Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-R25 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Roman Gomez Jr. - Registered owner: Anthony Oliva - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2004 - Departed: RAS, Port Aransas, TX - Destination: T94, San Antonio, TX - Airport: T94, Twin Oaks Airpark, runway 30, 2,085 × 30 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review December 1, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 435 total, 73 in this make and model, 341 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 15 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: SAT, 3 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20051023027469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051023027469A), Oct 23, 2005: Cessna 182J, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 23, 2005, at approximately 1:30 central standard time, a Cessna 182J, N3331F, was substantially damaged when it was landed short of runway 30… 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.