# NTSB NYC02LA150: Cessna 182Q, N759BC, Ravenna, OH, July 31, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 30, 2002, 20:40 local (Jul 31, 2002, 00:40 UTC) - Place: Ravenna, OH - Coordinates: 41.209999, -81.251388 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2100&lon=-81.2514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55339 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC02LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55339/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55339 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA150 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis When the airplane was over the approach end of the runway, the pilot began the flare. The stall warning horn "chirped" briefly, and immediately he heard the sound of the two main landing gear tires contact the runway surface. He continued to maintained back pressure on the yoke to bleed off airspeed. When the nose wheel lowered onto the runway, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to bring it back to the centerline using full right rudder and right brake; however, the airplane did not respond, and it continued off the left side of the runway, through the grass and towards an elevated taxiway. It became airborne, "sailed" over a taxiway, and came down "hard" on the other side, on all three wheels. The nose wheel then broke off, the airplane's nose struck the ground, and the airplane flipped over. Skid marks for the right main tire and nose wheel tire extended 135 feet, until they veered off the left side of the runway. In the grass, tire marks for all three tires extended about 15 feet. No mechanical anomalies were found after the accident. The pilot had accrued 150 hours of flight time, with 10 hours in airplane make and model. ## Factual narrative On July 30, 2002, about 2040 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N759BC, was substantially damaged during a landing at Portage County Airport (29G), Ravenna, Ohio. The certificated private pilot received minor injuries, and his two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan had been filed for the flight, between Akron Fulton International Airport (AKR) and Portage County. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, departure and climb out from Akron was normal. The pilot leveled the airplane at 2,500 feet, then headed eastbound. En route, he practiced turns and a stall, and noted that the airplane would not maintain straight and level flight without rudder trim to the right. The pilot entered the traffic pattern at Portage County and set up for a landing on runway 27. When the airplane was over the approach end of the runway, he began his flare. The stall warning horn "chirped" briefly, and immediately he heard the sound of the two rear tires contacting the runway surface. He then maintained back pressure on the yoke to bleed off airspeed. As the airplane's airspeed bled off, the nose wheel lowered onto the runway. Upon contact, the airplane made an immediate sharp turn to the left. The pilot attempted to bring it back to the centerline using full right rudder and right brake; however, the airplane did not respond, and it veered off the left side of the runway. It continued through the grass and towards an elevated taxiway. It became airborne, "sailed" over the taxiway, and came down "hard" on the other side, on all three wheels. The nose wheel then broke off, the airplane's nose struck the ground, and the airplane flipped over. Both passengers also stated that the landing had been without incident until the nose wheel touched down, and the airplane veered sharply to the left. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, two tire marks, consistent in width and position for the right main gear tire and the nose gear tire, were observed left of runway centerline, beginning 1,100 feet from the beginning of the runway surface. The two marks veered to the left for 135 feet before departing the left side of the runway. In the grass, there were three tire marks that extended for about 15 feet. The tire tracks disappeared, and on the other side of a taxiway, there was evidence of a propeller and nose strike in the ground. The airplane was located on its back, just beyond the strike, and the nose wheel assembly was found about 30 feet beyond the main wreckage. The inspector also noted that the nose wheel fork casting was fractured, that the nose wheel spun freely, and that there were no apparent drag marks on the tire. In addition, the nose gear scissors top mount bolt head was sheared off, the nut and cotter key were still in place, and the scissors assembly was still intact; however, the top mount bolt was missing from the nose strut assembly. The inspector forwarded digital photographs of the damaged nose wheel assembly to an air safety investigator (ASI) at Cessna Aircraft Company. According to the ASI's response to the inspector, it appeared that the inner piston was forced up through the mounting collar upon impact, and that the bolt had also been sheared at impact. The ASI also noted that there would have been another bolt to keep the collar in place and the gear straight, and that the steering mechanism could have kept the airplane tracking straight. The pilot had accrued 150 hours of flight time, with 10 hours in airplane make and model. Weather, recorded at an airport about 20 nautical miles to southwest at 2051, included winds from 330 degrees true, at 4 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N759BC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759BC), registered now, S/N 18265854, built 1977 (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: 182-65854 - Airframe hours: 2301 - Engines: Continental O-470-42GB 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aero Fliers - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 2002, 4 hours before - Departed: AKR, Akron, OH - Destination: 29G, Ravenna, OH - Airport: 29G, Portage County Airport, runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 3, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: CAK, 20 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 20020730038379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020730038379A), Jul 30, 2002: Cessna 182Q, Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed on runway 27 at Portage County Airport (29G). The exact touchdown point was undetermined. Tire marks on the runway show that the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 15, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55339. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 331 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40465168&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 131 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40180636&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector Statements (item 3, .PDF, 355 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40180637&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%20Statements-Master.PDF - Witness Statements (item 4, .PDF, 294 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40180638&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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