# NTSB GAA19CA259: Cessna 182, N8448S, Crossett, AR, May 13, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 13, 2019, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Crossett, AR - Coordinates: 33.178333, -91.880279 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1783&lon=-91.8803&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 3, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99418 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA259 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99418/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99418 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA259 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain the runway centerline and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); 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) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); 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-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: 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 the airplane touched down on the left side of the runway centerline. During the landing roll, he applied right rudder to steer the airplane back to the runway centerline, but he lost directional control, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The main landing gear encountered wet dirt on the right side of the runway, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and the right-wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on the left side of the runway centerline. During the landing roll, he applied right rudder to steer the airplane back to the runway centerline, but he lost directional control and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The main landing gear encountered the wet dirt on the right side of the runway and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and the right-wing lift-strut. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8448S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8448S-2020-02-03), registration cancelled 2020-02-03, S/N 18256548, 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: 18256548 - Year built: 1965 - Airframe hours: 4978 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 12, 2018 - Departed: CRT, Crossett, AR - Destination: CRT, Crossett, AR - Airport: CRT, Z M Jack Stell Field, runway 23, 5,010 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2017; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 160 total, 160 in this make and model, 114 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KLLQ, 28 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 20190513004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190513004589A), May 13, 2019: Cessna 182H, Crossett, AR, Substantial damage. Approximately 0900 local time a 1965 Cessna 182H registered as N8448S touchdown on runway 23 (kcrt) Crossett ar. One (1) soul aboard. During landing rollout… ## Other investigations on N8448S (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 MIA68D0536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0536), May 27, 1968: Cessna 182H (N8448S), Hattiesburg, MS, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 4, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99418. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475462&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 260 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40475463&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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.