# NTSB MIA98LA204: Cessna 182P, N7619N, Concord, NC, July 22, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 1998, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Concord, NC - Location: 35.4088° N, 80.5795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4088&lon=-80.5795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 28, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43527 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98LA204 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43527/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA204 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control and his failure to maintain wingtip clearance with trees that border the right side of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after a normal approach and touchdown, the airplane veered to the right. He applied left rudder and brake to correct but not before the right wing collided with a tree. The airplane came to rest off the right side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing tip was damaged caused by ground contact at a point farther down the runway than where the airplane came to rest. Also, tire marks on the runway indicate that the airplane touched down to the right of the runway centerline with the right main landing gear tire near the right edge of the runway. The airplane veered to the left then back to the right. ## Factual narrative On July 22, 1998, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N7619N, registered to a private individual, operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing at Propst Airport, Concord, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1030, from Ashboro, North Carolina. The pilot stated that after an uneventful approach and landing, the airplane began "pulling" to the right. He applied left brake and rudder which began to correct the situation but the right wing collided with a tree near the edge of the runway. The airplane continued to the right and collided with another tree, coming to rest heading about 30 degrees to the right of the runway orientation. Examination of the airplane and accident site by two FAA inspectors revealed that the left wing tip was displaced up with particles of grass and gravel imbedded in a hole in the leading edge skin. The right wing outboard of the lift strut was displaced aft due to impact damage from a tree. Examination of the runway revealed rubber deposits similar in width to the main landing gear of the accident airplane. The rubber deposits were located to the right of the runway centerline with the marks from the right main landing gear near the right edge of the runway. The deposits indicate that the airplane began veering to the left across the runway to a point where the left main landing gear tire was on grass off the left side of the runway. Also, a gouge was observed in the grass off the left side of the runway about 20 feet farther down the runway than where the airplane came to rest. The marks indicate that the airplane began to veer to the right and the marks faded near the centerline of the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7619N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7619N), registered now, S/N 18263277, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18263277 - Airframe hours: 4337 - Engines: Continental O-470 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: James L. Propst - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 20, 1998, 34 hours before - Departed: W44, ASHEBORO, NC - Destination: 0A1 - Airport: 0A1, Propst, runway 4, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,301 total, 6,130 as pilot in command, 115 in the last 90 days, 43 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CLT, 21 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 19980722028169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980722028169A), Jul 22, 1998: Cessna 182P, Concord, NC, Substantial damage. (.19)Lost control landing on partly paved runway. Veered off into trees. From the NTSB's public API. 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