# NTSB ERA11CA186: Cessna 182P, N8033M, Kissimmee, FL, March 11, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 11, 2011, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Kissimmee, FL - Coordinates: 28.289722, -81.437225 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2897&lon=-81.4372&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78538 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA186 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78538/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78538 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA186 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare. ## 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 182P, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2075816), [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 182P, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was conducting a landing to runway 33 with twenty degrees of flaps extended. During the landing flare, a gust of wind abruptly lifted the left wing, and the right wing struck the grass on the side of the runway. The pilot applied power to recover and the airplane impacted the grass. The nose landing gear then collapsed and the airplane came to rest upright. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall, right horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and both wings. The pilot further stated there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was conducting a normal landing to runway 33 with twenty degrees of flaps extended. During the landing flare, a gust of wind "abruptly" lifted the left wing, and the right wing struck the grass on the side of the runway. The pilot applied power to recover and the airplane impacted the grass. The nose landing gear then collapsed and the airplane came to rest upright. Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall, right horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and both wings. The pilot further stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. The recorded winds at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 300 degrees at 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8033M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8033M-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 18264531, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264531 - Airframe hours: 5810 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Barton Donald W - Registered owner: Barton Donald W - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 7, 2010, 124 hours before - Departed: 79J, Andalusia, AL - Destination: ISM, Orlando, FL - Airport: ISM, Kissimmee Gateway, runway 33, 6,001 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 16, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 356 total, 148 in this make and model, 288 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: ISM ## 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 20110311003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311003029A), Mar 11, 2011: Cessna 182P, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed 79J with pilot and 3 passengers on board. After takeoff he climbed to 7500 feet and proceeded to ism with a tailwind. He had air traffic… ## Other investigations on N8033M (2) 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 DEN07CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA161), Sep 20, 2007: Cessna 182P (N8033M), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the crosswind. - [NTSB LAX78DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ56), May 15, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8033M), Marana, AZ, substantial damage ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 18, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78538. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346069&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346152&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Weather Report (item 3, .PDF, 24 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346182&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Accident Photographs (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 235 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40346154&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photographs%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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.