# NTSB MIA06CA131: Cessna 182S, N250CS, Fort Myers, FL, August 17, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 17, 2006, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Coordinates: 26.65611, -82.121109
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6561&lon=-82.1211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Tampa, Florida
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64387/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA131

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout during gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway.

## 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
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he touched down on the center of the runway at 65 knots, and the windsock still showed that the winds were calm. As he progressed about 400 feet during the landing rollout, the pilot said that a severe wind gust pushed him to the left, and as the airplane was reacting to his control inputs, the left wing tip struck some brush, which put him into a hard left turn that he was unable to get control of. After a second wing tip strike he said that the airplane came to a stop about 200 feet from where the first strike occurred. The pilot said that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the aircraft or any of its systems.

## Factual narrative

On August 17, 2006, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182S airplane, N250CS, registered to, and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, incurred damage during landing at Pine Island Airport, Fort Myers, Florida.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The private-rated pilot was not injured, and the aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Marathon, Florida, the same day, about 1000.

The pilot stated that when he began the approach the wind was calm, and that the approach was normal and correct. He further stated that he touched down on the center of the runway at 65 knots, and the windsock still showed that the winds were calm. As he progressed about 400 feet during the landing rollout, the pilot said that a severe wind gust pushed him the left, and as the airplane was reacting to his control inputs, the left wing tip struck  some brush, which put him into a hard left turn that he was unable to get control of. After a second wing tip strike he said that the airplane came to a soft stop about 200 feet from where the first strike occurred. The pilot said that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the aircraft or any of its systems.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250CS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250CS-2010-02-02), registration cancelled 2010-02-02, S/N 18280469, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182S
- Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18280469
- Airframe hours: 875
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cello  Cehi Inc.,
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2005, 40 hours before
- Departed: MTH, Marathon, FL
- Destination: 1FA3, Pine Island, FL
- Airport: 1FA3, Pine Island Airport, runway 09, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 180 total, 140 in this make and model, 80 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg
- Observed at: FMY

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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