# NTSB ERA12CA427: Cessna 182A, N5143D, Sussex, NJ, June 28, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 28, 2012, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC) - Place: Sussex, NJ - Coordinates: 41.200279, -74.620552 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2003&lon=-74.6206&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 4, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 84157 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA427 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84157/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84157 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA427 ## Probable cause The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the landing and perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182A, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072704), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182A, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072704), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/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: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072704), [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 182A, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072704), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072704), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the final leg of the approach, the airplane was above the intended approach path and speed. Over the threshold of the runway, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot announced on the common traffic advisory frequency his intention to perform a go-around maneuver. He was unable to perform the maneuver prior to the hard landing; he then proceeded to overrun the runway and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The recorded wind at the airport about the time of the accident was variable at 4 knots and for the hour before and an hour after the accident the wind was recorded as calm. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the final leg of the approach, the airplane was above the intended approach path and speed. Over the threshold of the runway, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot announced his intention on the common traffic advisory frequency that he was going to perform a go-around maneuver. He was unable to perform the maneuver prior to the hard landing, he then proceeded to overrun the runway, and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The recorded wind at the airport about the time of the accident was variable at 4 knots and for the hour before and an hour after the accident the wind was recorded as calm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5143D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5143D), registered now, S/N 51243 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A - Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51243 - Airframe hours: 4258 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Skydiving, Part 91 - Operator: Anselm Winston Dewar - Registered owner: E N S Aire Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 2, 2012 - Departed: FWN, Sussex, NJ - Destination: FWN, Sussex, NJ - Airport: FWN, Sussex Airport, runway 03, 3,499 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review January 30, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 60 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Observed at: kfwn ## 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 20120628011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120628011649A), Jun 28, 2012: Cessna 182A, Sussex, NJ, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long and fast with a tailwind and failed to initiate a go-around. He was unable to stop as he departed the RUNWAY3 and entered soft ground and… ## Other investigations on N5143D (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 WPR15LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA185), Jun 14, 2015: Cessna 182A (N5143D), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 3, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84157. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 651 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372865&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 370 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372866&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Correspondence from Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 43 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372945&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence%20from%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1: Damage to the Airplane's Wing (Courtesy of the Pilot) (item 4, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40373139&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Damage%20to%20the%20Airplane%27s%20Wing%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20Pilot)-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.