# NTSB FTW96LA138: Cessna 182A, N6344B, Walsenburg, CO, March 2, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 2, 1996, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Walsenburg, CO - Location: 37.6965° N, 104.7850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPANISH PEAKS AIRFIELD (4V1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6965&lon=-104.7850&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 17, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19776 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA138 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19776/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA138 ## Probable cause Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane after the left main tire went flat during the landing roll. The flat tire was a related factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll - landing gear,tire - failure (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - aborted - object - fence - Nose over, landing - aborted ## Analysis At the completion of a cross-country flight, the pilot made a normal landing. After touchdown, the aircraft swerved to the left and departed the side of the runway. As the aircraft departed the runway, the pilot elected to go around. After rolling across a grass area, the aircraft struck a fence and nosed over. Examination of the aircraft provided evidence that the left main tire was flat, and the valve stem was missing. Tire marks were found on the runway that were consistent with the track of the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On March 2, 1996, at 1030 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182A, N6344B, nosed over during landing roll at Walsenburg, Colorado. The private pilot and passenger were not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight departed Edgewood, New Mexico, at 0830. According to the pilot, a normal landing was made from a left base at the destination airport. On touch down, the aircraft veered left and control inputs provided no relief to the left swerve. As the aircraft departed the side of the runway, the pilot said he elected to go around and power was added. The aircraft rolled across a grass area, struck a barb wire fence and then entered an area covered with sage brush. The nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. Examination of the aircraft by the pilot and an FAA inspector provided information that the left main tire was flat and the valve stem was missing. There was no observed damage to the left tire or rim. Witness marks on the runway consisted of black scuff marks which departed the side of the runway into the grass area. The marks were consistent with the traced path of the aircraft. Wind at the closest reporting station, 37 miles south of the accident site was from 320 degrees at 18 knots with gusts to 24 knots. Pilot reported wind at the accident site was 260 to 300 degrees estimated at 10 knots with minimal gusts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6344B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6344B), registered now, S/N 34244 (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: 34244 - Airframe hours: 4635 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Thad J. Englert - Registered owner: Thad J. & Sue Ellen Englert - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 13, 1995, 16 hours before - Departed: NM51, EDGEWOOD, NM - Destination: 4V1 - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 4V1, Johnson Airpark, runway 26, 4,900 × 45 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 560 total, 425 in this make and model, 503 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 18 knots, gusting 24 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 7 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TAD, 37 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 19960302003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302003419A), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 182A, Walsenburg, CO, Substantial damage. On landing rollout violent vibration, pulled left, attempted go around, no flying speed, hit fence, nosed over. 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.