# NTSB IAD04CA012: Cessna 182P, N7388N, Titusville, PA, February 22, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 22, 2004, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC) - Place: Titusville, PA - Coordinates: 41.608612, -79.741111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6086&lon=-79.7411&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58793 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD04CA012 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58793/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA012 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the snow bank. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the pilot, he lost control of the airplane while landing on a runway contaminated with patches of snow and ice. The pilot landed close to the center line, and all three wheels were on the runway surface when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left, "as [if] on ice even though none was visible." The pilot then added power to try to restore some directional control, but the left main landing gear caught a snow bank on the left side of the runway. The airplane then went over the snow bank and nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures. He also reported 286 hours of flight time, with 107 hours in make and model. The runway was 4,902 feet long and 75 feet wide, and area winds were about 40 degrees from the left at 3 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 22, 2004, at 1520 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182P, N7388N, was substantially damaged during a landing at Titusville Airport (6G1), Titusville, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he "lost control of [the airplane] while landing on a runway contaminated with patches of snow and ice." The pilot landed "very close to the center line of runway 36," and touched down approximately 1,000 to 1,200 feet from the threshold to avoid "visible snow." All three wheels were on the runway surface when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left, "as [if] on ice even though none was visible." The pilot then added power "to try to restore some directional control," but at that moment, the left main landing gear caught the snow bank on the side of the runway. The airplane then went over the snow bank and nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures. He also reported 286 hours of total flight time, with 107 hours in make and model. Runway 36 was 4,902 feet long and 75 feet wide. Winds reported at an airport 15 nautical miles to the southwest, at 1515, were from 310 degrees true at 3 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7388N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7388N), registered now, S/N 18263171, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18263171 - Engines: Continental IO-470-R 230 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Anthony Nasralla - Registered owner: Oil Creek Valley Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 6G1, Titusville, PA - Airport: 6G1, Titusville, runway 36, 4,902 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 286 total, 107 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: FKL ## 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 20040222022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040222022439A), Feb 22, 2004: Cessna 182P, Titusville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Nasralla stated that he obtained a computer weather briefing at approximately 1000 on 2/22/04, and departed 6G1 in N7388N at approximately 1500 for a… From the NTSB's public API. 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