# NTSB LAX03LA141: Cessna 182P, N43VB, North Las Vegas, NV, April 25, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 25, 2003, 16:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Coordinates: 36.211666, -115.195831
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2117&lon=-115.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56886/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA141

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty cross wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

## 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
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263183
- Airframe hours: 2737.4
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 36; injuries: minor; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20030425022339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030425022339A), Apr 25, 2003: Cessna 182P, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 25, 2003 at 1604 PDT, at north Las Vegas, NV airport (vgt), a Cessna CE-182-P, N43VB, veered off rwy 25, after landing, nosed-over, and flipped…

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.

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