# NTSB ERA23LA098: Cessna 182P, N8217M, Ethel, WV, December 28, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 28, 2022, 11:30, time zone not recorded - Place: Ethel, WV - Coordinates: 37.856177, -81.914973 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8562&lon=-81.9150&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106514 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA23LA098 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106514/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106514 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA098 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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) - [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) ## 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 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) ## Analysis During landing, the airplane touched down on the runway and the pilot applied the brakes. The airplane veered to the right and the pilot attempted to correct the turn, however the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The airplane struck a berm, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8217M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8217M), registered now, S/N 18264566, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264566 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 3433 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: I16, Pineville, WV - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 6L4, Logan County, runway 24, 3,605 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed; flight hours: 3,240 total, 9 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.26 inHg - Observed at: SJS, 35 nm away - METAR: KSJS 281635Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3026 RMK AO2 T00681036 ## 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 20221228018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221228018799A), Dec 28, 2022: Cessna 182P, Logan, WV, Substantial damage. 12/28/2022 - [privacy data omitted] departed runway at Logan County Airport (6L4) shortly after touchdown. Off runway excursion was approximately 600 feet with… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 15, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106514. 3.3 MB in all. - Memorandum for record - pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 57 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14982460&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Memo%20LA098-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14983414&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=PIC%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Wreckage examination summary (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 78 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14982193&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Examination%20memo%20LA098-Rel.pdf - Airplane track (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 190 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14982562&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Approx%20track-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 5, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 868 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14981695&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20LA098-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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