# NTSB ERA11CA270: Cessna 182T, N428LB, East Hampton, NY, April 30, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 30, 2011, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: East Hampton, NY - Coordinates: 40.959167, -72.24472 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9592&lon=-72.2447&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 August 3, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78995 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11CA270 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78995/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78995 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA270 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [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 182T, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072703), [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 182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072703), [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 182T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while approaching the destination airport, she obtained local wind information that indicated the wind was from 350 degrees. She subsequently entered a left base leg in the traffic pattern for runway 34; however, the pilot of an airplane ahead was approaching runway 28 to practice crosswind landings. The accident pilot then decided to land on runway 28, behind the airplane ahead of her. During the landing roll, she relaxed her crosswind correction inputs and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway onto uneven terrain. The nosegear collapsed, the airplane came to rest upright, and the firewall sustained damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident. The wind at the airport, about the time of the accident, was from 320 degrees at 12 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while approaching the destination airport, she obtained the local wind information, which indicated the winds were from 350 degrees. She subsequently entered a left base leg in the traffic pattern for runway 34; however, the pilot of an airplane ahead was approaching runway 28 to practice crosswind landings. The accident pilot then decided to land on runway 28, behind the airplane ahead of her. During the landing roll, she relaxed her crosswind correction inputs, and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, onto uneven terrain. The nosegear collapsed, the airplane came to rest upright, and the firewall sustained damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions prior to the accident. The recorded winds at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 320 degrees at 13 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N428LB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N428LB), registered now, S/N 18281813, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (registry code 41808, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281813 - Airframe hours: 1162 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-540 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Lisa McCarthy - Registered owner: Mam Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 25, 2010 - Departed: ORH, Worcester, MA - Destination: HTO, East Hampton, NY - Airport: HTO, East Hampton Airport, runway 28, 4,255 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 10, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 512 total, 182 in this make and model, 408 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: HTO ## 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 20110430008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110430008159A), Apr 30, 2011: Cessna 182T, East Hampton, NY, Substantial damage. During landing at hto airport onto runway 28, the pilot reported that during the flare and touchdown a strong gust of wind caused the aircraft to drift from… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 25, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78995. 664 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 564 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40348183&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Report (item 2, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40348184&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report-Master.PDF - Photo: Front View of Main Wreckage (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40348185&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20%20Front%20View%20of%20Main%20Wreckage%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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