# NTSB FTW04LA118: Cessna 182U, N7435Q, Boerne, TX, April 22, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 22, 2004, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC) - Place: Boerne, TX - Coordinates: 29.723333, -98.694725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7233&lon=-98.6947&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 59127 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59127/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA118 ## Probable cause The pilot's inattentive planned approach to land on a runway with obstructions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - planned approach - inattentive, pilot in command (cause) - object - vehicle ## Analysis The airplane collided with a road grader after landing on the 4,000-foot runway. The 15,000-hour pilot reported that the grader had been operating in the vicinity for several days and he had "grown accustomed to seeing it" and was not alarmed by its presence on the airport near the runway. ## Factual narrative On April 22, 2004, at 1615 central daylight time, a Cessna 182U single-engine airplane, N7435Q, registered to and operated by Whirlybird Inc., of Vail, Arizona, was substantially damaged when it collided with a vehicle after landing on runway 17 at the Boerne Stage Field Airport (5C1), near San Antonio, Texas. The commercial pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed 5C1 at 1530. The 15,632-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), that he performed a short/soft field landing on runway 17 (a 4,000-foot long by 40-foot wide asphalt runway). As he lowered the nose of the airplane, he noticed that there was a road grader located at the edge of the runway. Subsequently, the right wingtip of the airplane struck the grader. The pilot stated that he did not notice that the grader was a hazard until he was only "2 car-lengths" away. The airplane "veered hard" off the right side of the runway after the collision and came to rest upright. The pilot further reported that the grader had been operating in the vicinity of the runway for several days and he had "grown accustomed to seeing it" and was not alarmed by its presence on the airport near the runway. The pilot stated that because the field is short with tall trees surrounding it, he was concentrating on making a "short field, full stall" landing. The pilot stated that although he took "evasive action," he was unable to completely avoid the grader. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the site of the accident, revealed the upper right side of the fuselage was buckled. The outboard 15 inches of the right wing was crushed aft and buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7435Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7435Q-2008-05-23), registration cancelled 2008-05-23, S/N 18261075, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182U - 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: 18261075 - Airframe hours: 5715.31 - Engines: Continental O-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Whirlybird Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 21, 2004, 1.51 hours before - Departed: 5C1, Boerne, TX - Destination: 5C1, San Antonio, TX - Airport: 5C1, Boerne Stage Air Field, runway 17, 4,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review February 23, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 15,632 total, 142 in this make and model, 1,164 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: SAT, 16 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 20040422009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040422009679A), Apr 22, 2004: Cessna 182P, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 22, 2004, at 1600 central daylight time, N7435Q, a Cessna 182P single-engine airplane, registered to whilybird inc., and operated by Mr. William… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.