# NTSB LAX96LA178: Cessna TR182, N737JE, San Diego, CA, April 27, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 27, 1996, 12:59 local (19:59 UTC) - Place: San Diego, CA - Coordinates: 32.799335, -117.130187 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7993&lon=-117.1302&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 20, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29427 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA178 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29427/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA178 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout as a result of his excessive application of brakes and improper use of the elevator (yoke) 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - elevator - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis According to the pilot, the aircraft touched down without mishap. He indicated that during rollout he lost directional control of the airplane after allowing the yoke to come forward for taxiing off the runway. The airplane veered left, exited off the side of the runway, the nose gear separated, and the right wing contacted the ground. An inspection of the airplane revealed the nose gear assembly had sustained an overload type failure. No discrepancies were found with the operation of the brakes. The left main landing gear tire was noted to have flat spots on it. Several hundred feet of tire tread skid marks were observed on the runway which were consistent with the airplane's ground path. ## Factual narrative On April 27, 1996, at 1259 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N737JE, owned and operated by the pilot, veered left off runway 28R during landing rollout at Montgomery Field, San Diego, California. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the personal flight which originated from Modesto, California, at 1030. According to the pilot, following an uneventful flight, he touched down without mishap. However, during rollout he lost directional control of the airplane after allowing the yoke to come forward for taxiing off the runway. The airplane's nose gear assembly separated from the airplane and the right wing contacted the ground. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors reported that during their April 30, 1996, inspection of the accident airplane, no evidence was found of preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions. The inspection revealed evidence of an overload failure in a sideways direction of the nose landing gear assembly. The left main landing gear tire was observed to have flat spots on it. No discrepancies were found with the operation of either of the brake assemblies. The FAA further reported observing tire tread skid marks on the runway which were several hundred feet in length. The marks were consistent with the accident airplane's skid path. ## Aircraft - Registration: N737JE (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna TR182 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18200835 - Airframe hours: 1724 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Warren Becker - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 12, 1995, 78 hours before - Departed: MOD, MODESTO, CA - Destination: MYF - Airport: MYF, Montgomery Field, runway 28R, 3,400 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 404 total, 330 in this make and model, 318 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 9 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MYF ## 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 19960427008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008809A), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna TR182, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Allowed nose gear impact runway with side load. Collapsed. Flat spots on trees. From the NTSB's public API. 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