# NTSB FTW93LA232: Cessna 182A, N6381B, Killeen, TX, August 6, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 6, 1993, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Killeen, TX - Coordinates: 31.01012, -97.750511 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0101&lon=-97.7505&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 1, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 18810 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93LA232 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18810/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA232 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE GUSTY CROSSWINDS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - object - tree(s) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED FORECAST GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING LANDING. HE STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED INVERTED. ## Factual narrative On August 6, 1993, at approximately 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N6381B, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and the ground during approach to a private strip near Killeen, Texas. The airplane, flown by a private pilot, was on a personal flight from Hamilton, Texas. There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Neither the pilot nor the one passenger were injured. The pilot stated that while he was on short final for runway 30, with 30 degrees of flaps and 65 knots of airspeed, he encountered a gust of wind that "caused the airplane to drop 20 feet and was blown 50 feet to the right of the center line." He further stated that he estimated the winds as being from the right at about 40 to 45 degrees off the runway heading at between 5 and 10 knots. The pilot said that he attempted to level the right wing and add power, but the wing and the right main gear struck the trees and the airplane flipped inverted into the ground. The pilot had received from ATC the local weather observation from a location about 5 miles northwest of the strip. The observation reported the winds as being from 040 degrees at 19 knots, gusting to 22 knots. The pilot also reported that local residents told him after the accident that they had a "severe" gust pass through the area at the time of the landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6381B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6381B-2001-10-13), registration cancelled 2001-10-13, S/N 34281, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A - Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18234281 - Airframe hours: 5240 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Tucker, Preston L. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 19, 1993, 12 hours before - Departed: MNZ, HAMILTON, TX - Airport: NONE, White Private, runway 30, 1,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 310 total, 13 in this make and model, 310 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 19 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 14 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: GRK, 5 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 19930806028009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806028009A), Aug 6, 1993: Cessna 182A, Killeen, TX, Substantial damage. On final for landing wind gust blew aircraft off runway path into trees. ## Other investigations on N6381B (1) 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. - [NTSB MKC67F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0009), May 28, 1966: Cessna 182 (N6381B), Rapid City, SD, substantial damage 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.