- Date
- March 13, 1991, 14:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N735MKCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910313005339A
- Case key
- 32831
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Probable cause
On ground encounter with a wind gust and failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, resulting in the collision with a ravine
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on apch to land, the plt monitored the AWOS which indicated that the wind was from 290 degs at 8 KTS with gusts to 20. He landed the acft on rwy 36 on the lt main landing gear first, then after lowering the rt main landing gear, a gust of wind elevated the lt wing. The acft then turned to an easterly heading, travelled off the rwy across a taxiway into a ravine & came to rest inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735MK
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265530
- Airframe hours
- 2,207
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- J.O.P., Inc.
- Registered owner
- J.O.P., Inc.
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 8, 1991 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- VAS · Vicksburg, MS
- Airport
- PIB · Pine Belt Regional, runway 36, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 495 total · 300 in this make and model · 374 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 8 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIB, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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