# NTSB ERA19TA185: Cessna 182, N7317Q, Robertsdale, AL, June 4, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report - Date: June 4, 2019, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Robertsdale, AL - Coordinates: 30.543333, -87.56472 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5433&lon=-87.5647&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 99545 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA19TA185 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99545/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99545 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA185 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); 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: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing the airplane on the 2,400-ft-long turf runway, which had tall trees on the approach end. During the landing flare, the airplane floated before touching down at least 600 ft down the runway. The airplane settled onto the runway, but the grass was wet, and the pilot was unable to stop the airplane. The airplane struck a ditch on the departure end of the runway, which resulted in damage to the empennage, horizontal stabilizer, engine mount, and firewall. Recorded weather information indicated calm winds. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 4, 2019, about 0800 central daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N7317Q, was substantially damaged while landing at Elsanor Airport (1AL4), Robertsdale, Alabama. The private pilot and passenger incurred minor injuries. The airplane was owned by Big Sky Flight LLC, and was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that departed Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), Crestview, Florida about, 0715. The private pilot reported that during arrival into 1AL4, he approached runway 27, a grass field about 2,400 ft long with tall trees on the approach end. During final approach, the flaps were fully extended over the tree line and then the airplane floated before touching down about one-quarter of the way down the runway. He retracted the flaps and held up elevator, but the grass was wet and the airplane would not stop. The pilot added left rudder to turn the airplane to keep it from travelling across a road. The airplane then struck a ditch on the departure end of the runway before coming to rest upright. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. After the pilot reviewed GPS tracklog data for the flight following the accident, he realized that the airplane may have floated past the first quarter of the runway before touching down. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed damage to the empennage, horizontal stabilizer, engine mount, and firewall. There were multiple buckles in the airframe from the engine and down the length of the fuselage. The nose gear was sheared off. The recorded weather at CQF, located about 17 nautical miles west of the airport, at 0755, included calm winds, visibility 10 miles and a clear sky, temperature 28° C, dewpoint 25° C, and an altimeter setting of 30.02 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7317Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7317Q-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 18260957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 (P) - 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: 18260957 - Year built: 1972 - Airframe hours: 3528 - Engines: Continental O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Big Sky Flight Llc - Registered owner: Big Sky Flight Llc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Condition, April 4, 2019 - Departed: CEW, Crestview, FL - Destination: 1AL4, Robertsdale, AL - Airport: 1AL4, Elsanor, runway 27, 2,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 22, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 226.8 total, 15 in this make and model, 167.3 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: CQF, 17 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 20190604005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190604005869A), Jun 4, 2019: Cessna 182P, Robertsdale, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot reported landing at unfamiliar 2300' grass runway with full flaps started slipping slightly side to side on main wheels. Flaps were fully retracted after… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 19, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99545. 6.4 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475999&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Memorandum of Record - FAA (item 2, .PDF, 29 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476000&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF - Pilot Logbook Excerpt (item 3, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476001&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Logbook%20Excerpt-Master.PDF - Record of Weather (item 4, .PDF, 150 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476003&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Weather-Master.PDF - Photographs of Accident Site and Damage (item 5, .PDF, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40476004&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photographs%20of%20Accident%20Site%20and%20Damage-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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