# NTSB DFW08CA096: Cessna C-182, N42892, Porter, TX, April 6, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 6, 2008, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Porter, TX - Coordinates: 30.151945, -95.319725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1519&lon=-95.3197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67797 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA096 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67797/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA096 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control due to the partial failure of the left brake. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182L, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072726), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a landing attempt on a 3,594-foot long by 46-foot wide asphalt runway. The pilot stated that as he was rolling out, he applied [both] brakes and that the right brake "grabbed" and the left brake did not. The airplane veered to the right and off the runway into a muddy area. The airplane's nose subsequently dug in and the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, reported that the left brake was "spongy." ## Factual narrative The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a landing attempt on a 3,594 feet long by 46 feet wide asphalt runway. The pilot stated as he was rolling out, he applied [both] brakes and that the right brake "grabbed" and the left brake did not. The airplane veered to the right and off the runway into a muddy area. The airplane's nose subsequently dug in and the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector, who examined the airplane after the accident, reported that the left brake was "spongy." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42892](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42892-2009-03-18), registration cancelled 2009-03-18, S/N 18259238, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna C-182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259238 - Airframe hours: 5183 - Engines: Continental IO-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Partners C-West, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2008 - Departed: Porter, TX - Destination: Porter, TX - Airport: 9XS2, Williams, runway 17, 3,594 × 46 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 402 total, 207 in this make and model, 346 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KIAH, 9 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 20080406831419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406831419A), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna 182L, Porter, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1620 local time a Cessna 182L, N42892 s/n 18259238, with pilot as sole occupant landed in dry VFR conditions at Williams Airport (9X1)… ## Other investigations on N42892 (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 FTW01LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA201), Aug 6, 2001: Cessna 182L (N42892), Porter, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. 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.