# NTSB GAA16CA470: Cessna 182, N1928X, Diller, NE, September 7, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 7, 2016, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Diller, NE - Coordinates: 40.109722, -96.934448 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1097&lon=-96.9344&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 5, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 93967 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA470 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93967/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93967 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA470 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to go around after overshooting his intended touchdown point, which resulted in impact with farm equipment and terrain during an aborted landing attempt. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022050/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible; cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he landed on his 2,000-foot private grass airstrip with a slight tailwind shortly after it had rained. The airplane touched down at the mid-point of the airstrip, which was his normal go around point. The pilot further reported that he applied the brakes, but the airplane was not slowing due to the wet grass, so he added full power to abort the landing. The airplane became airborne, cleared some plastic barrels north of the airstrip, but the right wing collided with other farm equipment. The airplane impacted terrain and sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he landed on his 2,000-foot private grass airstrip with a slight tailwind shortly after it had rained. The airplane touched down at the mid-point of the airstrip, which was his normal go around point. The pilot further reported that he applied the brakes, but the airplane was not slowing due to the wet grass, so he added full power to abort the landing. The airplane became airborne, cleared some plastic barrels north of the airstrip, but the right wing collided with other farm equipment. The airplane impacted terrain and sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1928X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1928X-2018-07-12), registration cancelled 2018-07-12, S/N 18256028, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (H) - Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18256028 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 4384 - Engines: Continental O-470R25B 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 27, 2016 - Departed: FBY, FAIRBURY, NE - Destination: PVT, Diller, NE - Airport: PVT, Lottman PVT Airstrip, runway 36, 2,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 13, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 453 total, 360 in this make and model, 394 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 3 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KBIE, 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 20160907016839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907016839A), Sep 7, 2016: Cessna 182H, Diller, NE, Substantial damage. On September 7, 2016 at approximately 1000 central standard time (CST) a Cessna 182 (N1928X) was substantially damaged while initiating a go around. The… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 19, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93967. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 924 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445499&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40445500&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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