# NTSB ERA26LA013: Cessna T182T, N423TA, Venice, FL, October 4, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 4, 2025, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Venice, FL · taxiway E - Coordinates: 27.07102, -82.438392 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0710&lon=-82.4384&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 11, 2025 - 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): 201845 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA013 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201845/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201845 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA013 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusty, quartering tailwind conditions. ## 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 T182T, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072738), [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. - [Taxi-to runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi-to runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna T182T, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072738), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while taxiing the airplane in a gusting, quartering tailwind, the airplane veered off the side of the taxiway and into a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N423TA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N423TA), registered now, S/N T18208208, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T - Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: T18208208 - Year built: 2003 - Airframe hours: 2865 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 3, 2025 - Destination: SPG, St Petersburg, FL - Airport: VNC, Venice Municipal Airport - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Auto-pilot, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 87; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: basicmed; last flight review December 9, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,669 total, 997 in this make and model, 6,804 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 9 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 2996.00 inHg - Observed at: SRQ, 20 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 20251004015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015759A), Oct 4, 2025: Cessna T182T, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. While taxiing for departure on taxiway e aircraft Veered off the taxiway into a drainage ditch, resulting in Damage to the propeller, wheel pants, cowling,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 11, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201845. 905 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 309 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19517986&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 159 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19527220&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memo%20to%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20Interview_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 3, PDF, 6 pages, 5 photos, 437 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19503112&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=04-Photo%20array%20in%20PDF-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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