# NTSB ERA25LA014: Cessna 182, N1131M, South Charleston, WV, October 12, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 12, 2024, 14:32 local (18:32 UTC) - Place: South Charleston, WV - Coordinates: 38.336417, -81.740897 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3364&lon=-81.7409&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor - 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): 195312 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA25LA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195312/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195312 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA014 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to continue landing after encountering a strong tailwind, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion. ## 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 182P, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/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) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); 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: 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 reported that just before touching down on the 1,900-ft-long runway, the airplane was struck by a strong, unanticipated tailwind gust. The airplane subsequently touched down near the midpoint of the runway. The airplane then began to veer to the right and the pilot applied left brake to compensate. The airplane subsequently departed the runway surface to the right, near the departure end of the runway, and struck an embankment. The airplane’s fuselage and left elevator were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1131M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1131M), registered now, S/N 18264228, built 1975 (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: 18264228 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 6900 - Engines: Continental Aerospace Technologies O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 8, 2024 - Airport: WV12, Mallory, runway 34, 1,900 × 24 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 15, 2024; seat: right; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 1,544 total, 1,544 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: CRW, 8 nm away - METAR: METAR KCRW 101854Z 02007KT 10SM CLR 19/02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01940022= ## 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 20241012014809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241012014809A), Oct 12, 2024: Cessna 182P, South Charlesto, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on final approach when the pilot came in too high and too fast leading to the aircraft overshooting the landing. The aircraft landed too FAR down… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 21, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195312. 11.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 8.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18225623&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA25LA014%20Pilot%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 72 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18224839&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA25LA014%20Pilot%20MFR_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Passenger statement (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 72 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18225277&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA25LA014%20Passenger%20MFR_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photos (item 4, PDF, 5 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18225478&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ERA25LA014%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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