# NTSB LAX98LA133: Cessna TR182, N5460T, Maricopa, CA, April 7, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 7, 1998, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Maricopa, CA - Coordinates: 34.839492, -119.270202 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8395&lon=-119.2702&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 30065 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX98LA133 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30065/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA133 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of the wind direction and speed, and, his inadequate compensation for those conditions. A factor in the accident was the short runway length, which limited the pilot's time to attempt a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - short runway/landing area (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind - weather condition - gusts - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis Before landing at the private strip, the pilot noted a windsock approximately 1 mile to the north that indicated a light wind from the north. The pilot overflew the dirt strip and noted that the windsock indicated no wind, and he landed to the north. After touchdown, the pilot reported that a sudden gust of wind came up from behind the aircraft and he was unable to stop prior to overrunning the runway and encountering an embankment. The pilot reported that he had misjudged the wind's velocity too late to attempt a go-around. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On April 7, 1998, at 1030 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N5460T, overshot the runway and came to rest inverted after landing on a private strip near Maricopa, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the commercial pilot and the owner/passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the business flight that had originated from the Santa Maria, California, airport at 1000. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he regularly flies this aircraft for the owner who is not a pilot. They departed Santa Maria and arrived approximately 30 minutes later at their intended destination. Before landing at the private strip, the pilot noted a windsock approximately 1 mile north of the strip indicating a light wind from the north. The windsock at the private strip indicated no wind, so he chose to land to the north. After touchdown, he detected a "wind pushing from the rear" of the aircraft. The pilot stated that he misjudged the wind's velocity too late to perform a go-around. He reported that he retracted the flaps and continued to brake. The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest inverted after traveling over a 5-foot embankment. After exiting the aircraft, the pilot and passenger noted that the winds were light and that rainsqualls were approaching from the south. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5460T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5460T-2002-04-17), registration cancelled 2002-04-17, S/N R18201872, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna TR182 - Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: R18201872 - Airframe hours: 2900 - Engines: Lycoming O-540 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Lloyd Denlinger - Registered owner: Rick A. Machado - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 1997, 150 hours before - Departed: SMX, SANTA MARIA, CA - Airport: Private Strip, runway 27, 1,000 × 60 ft, gravel ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 9,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 9,500 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BFL, 25 nm away ## 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 19980407006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980407006029A), Apr 7, 1998: Cessna TR182, Maricopa, CA, Substantial damage. On April 7, 1998, at 1030 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N5460T, overshot the runway and came to rest inverted after landing on a private strip… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.