- Date
- April 25, 2003, 16:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- North Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N43VBCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20030425022339A
- Case key
- 56886
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty cross wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Landing on runway 25 the pilot lost control of the airplane, which departed the right side of the runway and nosed over. The prevailing winds at the time of the accident were 220 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 29, and peaking at 32 knots.
Factual narrative
On April 25, 2003, at 1605 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N43VB, veered off the runway and nosed over while on the landing roll at the North Las Vegas, Nevada, airport. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot sustained a minor injury, and the two passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The personal flight originated at Farmington, New Mexico, at 1330.
The North Las Vegas routine aviation weather report (METAR) for the time period of the accident reported winds from 220 degrees at 25 knots, gusting to 29 knots, and peaking at 32 knots. The pilot stated in his written report that he made his landing approach at 80 mph with 20 degrees of flaps. Upon the landing touchdown, the airplane was "Pushed hard to the right, and the left side and tail were lifted." This occurred twice, and the pilot countered with aft yolk input and full aileron deflection to maintain the landing flair. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest upside down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43VB
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263183
- Airframe hours
- 2,737.4
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R-25, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel S. Caplin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 2002 · 215.77 hours before
- Departed
- KFMN · Farmington, NM
- Destination
- KVGT · North Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KVGT · North Las Vegas, runway 25, 5,004 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Last flight review
- April 29, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 45 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 25 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.71 inHg
- Observed at
- KVGT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.