- Date
- March 12, 2011, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesburg, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65944Cessna 182T
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 2011
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20110312006589A
- Case key
- 78544
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
According to the pilot, he checked the wind conditions prior to landing and calculated the maximum crosswind component to be 15 knots, which included wind gusts. While on final approach, he was able to maintain runway alignment. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the right and departed the runway surface. The airplane then nosed over in the grass, incurring structural damage to both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. The pilot stated that he may have relaxed his diligence on keeping the airplane’s ailerons into the wind during the landing roll. He reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, he checked the winds prior to landing and calculated the maximum crosswind component to be 15 knots, including gusts. While on final approach, he was able to maintain alignment with the runway using the wing-low method. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the right and departed the runway surface. The airplane then nosed over in the grass, which was saturated with water. Aircraft damage included structural damage to both wings, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. The pilot also reported that he may have relaxed his diligence on keeping the airplane's ailerons into the wind during the landing roll. He reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65944
- Reported as
- Cessna 182T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18281503
- Airframe hours
- 1,102
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540AB1A5, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 2010 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- 27K · Georgetown, KY
- Destination
- WAY · Waynesburg, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- WAY · Greene County Airport, runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- November 12, 2010
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 865 total · 785 in this make and model · 821 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Observed at
- AFJ, 14 nm away
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 15, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 751 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.