# NTSB ERA12LA358: Cessna 182C, N8527T, Efland, NC, October 9, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 9, 2011, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Efland, NC - Coordinates: 36.090278, -79.173057 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0903&lon=-79.1731&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 29, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83737 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12LA358 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83737/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83737 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA358 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a ditch. ## 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 182C, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072708), [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 182C, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: choppy surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023030): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023030/cases.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023030/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 182C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182C, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072708), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during the landing roll at his private airfield, the airplane veered to the right, collided with a ditch, and nosed over. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall and vertical stabilizer. ## Factual narrative On October 9, 2011, about 1200 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182C, N8527T, was substantially damaged when it collided with a ditch during landing at a private airfield in Efland, North Carolina. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Horace William Airport, Chapel Hill, North Carolina at 1130. The pilot stated that he landed at his private airfield. While on landing roll, the airplane veered to the right, collided with a ditch and nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and vertical stabilizer. Review of video footage of the accident corroborated the pilot’s statement. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8527T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8527T-2017-07-06), registration cancelled 2017-07-06, S/N 52427, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C - Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 52427 - Airframe hours: 4370 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Warren Larry F - Registered owner: Warren Larry F - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 28, 2010 - Departed: IGX, Chapel Hill, NC - Destination: Efland, NC - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: Farmers Field ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 9, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 900 total, 10 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 11 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: IGX, 15 nm away ## 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 20111009030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111009030329A), Oct 9, 2011: Cessna 182C, Efland, NC, Substantial damage. On may 1, 2012, the greensboro FSDO recieved an email with a letter and video attached stating that [privacy data omitted] had an accident in his aircraft on… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 8, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83737. 12.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40377846&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation-Warren (item 2, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40377841&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Warren-Master.PDF - Reports from Federal Agencies-Witness and pilot statements (item 3, .PDF, 6.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40371860&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Federal%20Agencies-Witness%20and%20pilot%20statements-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1-FAA Photo- front view of airplane (item 4, .PDF, 4.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40371862&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-FAA%20Photo-%20front%20view%20of%20airplane-Master.PDF - Video File-video shows a portion of the landing (item 5, .PDF, 23 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379702&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Video%20File-video%20shows%20a%20portion%20of%20the%20landing-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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