# NTSB IAD02LA055: Cessna 182Q, N97996, Rutland, VT, June 1, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 1, 2002, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Rutland, VT - Coordinates: 44.045417, -72.710655 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0454&lon=-72.7107&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 13, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54825 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD02LA055 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54825/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54825 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA055 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor was the crosswind ## 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 - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The winds were reported as being from the west, about 20 knots. The pilot elected to land on runway 01 instead of runway 31 because it was longer. She aborted the first landing attempt because she was too high. On the second landing attempt, the airplane floated down the runway, and the pilot had difficulty getting it on the ground. Once on the ground, she did not have sufficient runway remaining to abort the landing successfully. She pumped the brakes as hard as she could, but could not stop the airplane from going off the end of the 5,000-foot-long, 100-foot- wide asphalt runway. The airplane traveled down a steep embankment, and flipped over. ## Factual narrative On June 1, 2002, at 1300 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N97996, was substantially damaged during a landing at Rutland State Airport (RUT), Rutland, Vermont. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated at Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, at 1200. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a written statement, the pilot reported that she was originally headed for North Hampton, Massachusetts. While en route, she encountered moderate turbulence and haze, and elected to land at Rutland Airport. As she approached Rutland, she obtained wind information on three different occasions. Winds at the airport were reported as being from 270 to 280 degrees, about 20 knots. The pilot elected to land on runway 01 instead of runway 31 because it was longer, and there were no trees on the end. She aborted the first landing attempt, because she was too high. On the second landing attempt, the pilot made a crosswind landing. Once on the ground, she began pumping the brakes, but couldn't stop the airplane from going off the end of the runway. The airplane traveled down a steep embankment and flipped over. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector interviewed the pilot over the telephone. According to the inspector, the pilot said that she floated down the runway, and had difficulty getting the airplane on the ground. Once on the ground, she did not have enough distance to abort the landing safely. An FAA inspector performed an examination of the airplane on June 3, 2002. According to the inspector, the airplane sustained damage to both wings, the firewall was wrinkled, both wing struts were bent, and both propeller blades were damaged. The pilot reported a total of 165 flight hours, of which, 47 hours were in make and model. The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies. Runway 01 was a 5,000-foot-long by 100-foot-wide asphalt runway. Weather at Rutland Airport, at 1315, included winds from 260 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 23 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, and scattered clouds at 8,000 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N97996](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97996-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 18267274, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 182-67274 - Engines: Lycoming O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charlie And Mary Jane Shelley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BVT, BURLINGTON, VT - Destination: RUT, RUTLAND, VT - Airport: RUT, Rutland State Airport, runway 01, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 165 total, 47 in this make and model, 86 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 10 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.47 inHg - Observed at: RUT ## 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 20020601011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601011479A), Jun 1, 2002: Cessna 182Q, Rutland, VT, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was attempting crosswind landing on runway 01 at Rutland, Vermont. Aircraft did not land with sufficient runway to brake in time, and did not… ## Other investigations on N97996 (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 DEN07CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA162), Sep 20, 2007: Cessna 182Q (N97996), Glenwood Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to go around when it became apparent that he could not land and stop the airplane on the remaining runway. Factors contributing to the accident were the tailwind and the gusts. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 1, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54825. 278 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 250 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442530&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum of Record (item 2, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40442531&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record-Redacted.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.