# NTSB ERA15CA083: Cessna 182P, N6063F, Nashville, TN, December 26, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 26, 2014, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Nashville, TN - Coordinates: 36.182498, -86.886665 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1825&lon=-86.8867&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 7, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 90536 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA15CA083 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90536/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90536 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA083 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: braking capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/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) - [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) ## 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); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he performed a preflight and no anomalies were noted with the airplane. The pilot flew the airplane to another airport, performed a touch-and-go landing maneuver, and returned to the original departure airport. During the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane continued through the grass, struck the taxiway pavement, and the nose wheel separated from the airplane. The airplane traveled across the taxiway and when it impacted the grass on the other side of the taxiway, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions and that "better control of braking" may have prevented the accident. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he performed a preflight and no anomalies were noted with the airplane. The pilot flew the airplane to another airport, performed a touch-and-go landing maneuver, and returned to the original departure airport. During the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes, the airplane veered to the left, and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane continued through the grass, struck the taxiway pavement, and the nose wheel separated from the airplane. The airplane traveled across the taxiway and when it impacted the grass on the other side of the taxiway, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions and that "better control of braking" may have prevented the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6063F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6063F-2019-01-10), registration cancelled 2019-01-10, S/N 18264079, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P (NO SERIES) - 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: 18264079 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 3448 - Engines: Continental Motors Inc. O-470-U21 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 18, 2014 - Departed: BWG, Bowling Green, KY - Destination: JWN, Nashville, TN - Airport: JWN, John C Tune, runway 20, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 83; injuries: none; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 13, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,402 total, 16 in this make and model, 2,158 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 7 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: KBNA, 10 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 20141226023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141226023029A), Dec 26, 2014: Cessna 182P, Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. N6063F was on landing rollout on runway 20 at kjwn. At approximately 400 feet after touchdown, the aircraft departed the runway to the left. The aircraft… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 23, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90536. 818 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 508 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423685&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum of Record - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 107 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423686&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Memorandum of Record - Weather Observations (item 3, .PDF, 129 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423687&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20Weather%20Observations-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Wreckage at Rest (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 73 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423688&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Wreckage%20at%20Rest%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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