# NTSB FTW99LA259: Cessna 182J, N2751F, Jeanerette, LA, September 12, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 1999, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Jeanerette, LA - Coordinates: 29.910833, -91.669502 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9108&lon=-91.6695&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47334 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA259 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47334/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA259 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway on landing roll. A factor was the gusty crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot reported that after takeoff he saw an approaching thunderstorm and returned to the airport to land on runway 21. The pilot stated that when he arrived at the airport there was a 90-degree crosswind. He estimated that the wind was 120 degrees at 25 knots, with 5-10 knot gusts. The pilot further reported that as the airplane touched down, 'a gust of wind kept the wheels from settling so I could not brake effectively,' and the aircraft ran off the end of the 3,000-foot-long runway and impacted a fence and a ditch. ## Factual narrative On September 12, 1999, at 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 182J airplane, N2751F, was substantially damaged when it overran the runway and impacted a fence and a ditch during landing roll at the Le Maire Memorial Airport near Jeanerette, Louisiana. The commercial pilot and 3 parachutists were not injured, and one parachutist sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 parachute activity flight. The local flight originated from the Le Maire Memorial Airport about 10 minutes before the accident. The pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), that after climbing to 1,500 feet msl, he saw an approaching thunderstorm and returned to the airport to land on runway 21. The pilot stated that when he arrived at the airport there was a 90-degree crosswind. He estimated that the wind was 120 degrees at 25 knots, with 5-10 knot gusts. The pilot further reported that as the airplane touched down, "a gust of wind kept the wheels from settling so I could not brake effectively," and the aircraft ran off the end of the runway into a fence and ditch. The pilot also reported that he "did not go around because of the possibility of getting caught in the convective activity of the thunderstorm." According to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the "airplane landed long on runway 21" and overran the departure end of the 3,000- foot-long runway. The airplane continued through a fence and impacted a ditch. The airplane came to rest upright in the ditch in about 5-10 feet of water. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing spar was bent aft. At 1653, the wind at the Acadiana Regional Airport, located 14 miles northwest of the accident site, was from 360 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2751F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2751F), registered now, S/N 18256851, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182J - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 451465 - Engines: Continental O-470-R-25A 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Other work use, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles E. Judice - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 2R1 - Airport: 2R1, Le Maire Memorial, runway 21, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; private, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4,450 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ARA, 14 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 19990912044439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990912044439A), Sep 12, 1999: Cessna 182J, Jeanerette, LA, No damage. (-23) On 9/12/99, at approx. 5:30 pm, the pilot departed lemaire airport, jenerette, LA with 4 skydivers onboard. When they reached an altitude of approx. 1500… 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.