# NTSB ERA10CA448: Cessna 182E, N3351Y, Edenton, NC, August 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 27, 2010, 13:26 local (17:26 UTC) - Place: Edenton, NC - Coordinates: 36.027778, -76.566947 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0278&lon=-76.5669&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 11, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 77107 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA448 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77107/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77107 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA448 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. ## 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 182E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 182E, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/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 182E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072712), [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 182E, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182E, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072712), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the accident pilot, the wind was reported to be from 100 degrees at 8 knots. Another pilot announced over the common radio frequency that he was conducting touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings on runway 01, which had a direct crosswind. The accident pilot maneuvered the airplane onto the traffic pattern and completed the before landing checks. The airplane touched down on the runway and during the landing roll out a gust of wind from the right rear lifted the tail of the airplane up and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane continued off the runway into the grass and nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the airframe and the pilot reported no preexisting mechanical problems with the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly or accessories. The surface weather observation system at the destination airport at the time of the accident was not reporting any wind gusts. In addition, the airport manager stated that there were no wind gusts present at the time of the accident. A witness stated that he observed the airplane about 6 feet above the runway with the wings rocking from right to left and the crosswind was pushing the airplane across the runway to the left. ## Factual narrative According to the accident pilot, he canceled his instrument flight rules flight plan and contacted his destination airport UNICOM radio frequency for airport information. The winds were reported at 100 degrees at 8 knots. The accident pilot overheard a light-sport pilot on the frequency, stating he was conducting touch and go landings on runway 1. He contacted the light-sport pilot and questioned the use of the runway. The light-sport pilot replied "it's a direct crosswind, it's not that bad." The accident pilot heard another pilot report entering the traffic pattern for landing on runway 1 and the accident pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 1, then completed the before landing checks. The airplane touched down on the runway and was on landing roll out. The pilot stated a gust of wind from the right rear lifted the tail of the airplane up and the airplane veered to the left. The surface weather observation system at the destination airport at the time of the accident was not reporting any wind gusts. In addition, the airport manager stated there were no wind gusts present at the time of the accident. A witness stated that the airplane was about 6 to 7 feet off the runway. The wings were rocking from right to left, and the crosswind was pushing the airplane across the runway to the left. The accident pilot stated that when the airplane started veering to the left he applied right rudder and left aileron, which had no effect. The airplane went off the left side of the runway into the grass and nosed over inverted. The airplane sustained structural damage to the airframe and the pilot reported no preexisting mechanical problems with the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly or accessories. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3351Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3351Y-2012-11-06), registration cancelled 2012-11-06, S/N 18254351, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E - Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18254351 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Floyd W. Griffin Jr. - Registered owner: Alice Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BKW, Beckley, WV - Destination: EDE, Edenton, NC - Airport: EDE, Northeastern Regional Airport, runway 01, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 7, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 356 total, 249 in this make and model, 319 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 8 knots - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: EDE ## 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 20100827045169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045169A), Aug 27, 2010: Cessna 182E, Edenton, NC, Substantial damage. On Friday, August 27, 2010, at approximately 13:26 EDT, a Cessna 182, N3351Y piloted by floyd william griffin landed on runway 1 at northeast regional airport,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 5, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77107. 766 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 608 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335775&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector Statement (item 2, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40340484&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Statements (item 3, .PDF, 107 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336180&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statements-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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