# NTSB LAX97LA306: Cessna 182Q, N7586S, Bullhead City, AZ, August 27, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1997, 12:52 local (19:52 UTC)
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.090961, -114.569046 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0910&lon=-114.5690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1998
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 29888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX97LA306
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29888/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA306

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind,

## 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 - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

The pilot was landing on runway 16 with the winds reported to be from 190 degrees at 15 knots.  He stated that as he began rolling out from landing he had a slight crosswind.  The left wing came up and the airplane turned sharply to the right.  The pilot applied brakes but he did not have enough room to stop before the airplane slid down a large embankment.

## Factual narrative

On August 27, 1997, at 1252 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N7586S, veered off the right side of the runway during the landing roll and collided with an embankment at the Bullhead City, Arizona, airport.  The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot was not injured.  The flight originated at Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, at an undetermined time.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

The pilot reported to the Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office that when he landed on runway 16, he had a slight crosswind.  He stated that as he began rolling out from the landing, the wind shifted.  He said the left wing came up and the aircraft turned to the west.  He said he applied brakes, but the aircraft would not stop.  The pilot said that as he looked at the windsock, the winds appeared to be from 210 degrees at about 12 knots.  According to the weather report taken at the time of the accident, the winds were reported to be from 190 degrees at 15 knots.  Additionally, there were reports of cumulonimbus clouds in all quadrants.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7586S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586S-2014-01-24), registration cancelled 2014-01-24, S/N 18265235, built 1976 (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: 18265235
- Airframe hours: 1470
- Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William J. Chiulli
- Registered owner: William  Chiulli & M. Rozanoff
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 14, 1996, 1,438 hours before
- Departed: DVT, DEER VALLEY, AZ
- Destination: IFP
- Airport: IFP, Laughlin, runway 16, 7,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 930 total, 530 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 104 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: IFP

## 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 19970827024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827024239A), Aug 27, 1997: Cessna 182Q, Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway on landing, went down an embankment, nose gear collapsed, proper struck the ground.

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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