# NTSB NYC04CA097: Cessna 182T, N182VM, Perkasie, PA, March 28, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 28, 2004, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC) - Place: Perkasie, PA - Coordinates: 40.389167, -75.290275 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 58960 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC04CA097 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58960/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA097 ## Probable cause The pilots' inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane was landing on runway 08, a 4,215-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. The pilot stated that after touchdown, gusting winds caused the airplane to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and began to burrow into soft turf. The pilot was unable to steer the airplane back onto the runway surface, and it nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported the wind conditions at the airport as shifting from 090 degrees, to 150 degrees, 7 knots, gusting to 15 knots ## Factual narrative On March 28, 2004, at 1640 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182T, N182VM, was substantially damaged while landing at the Pennridge Airport (N70), Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated from the Michael J. Smith Field (MRH), Beaufort, North Carolina. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, upon touching down on runway 08, a 4,215-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway, shifting and gusting winds caused the airplane to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and began to burrow into soft turf. The pilot was unable to steer the airplane back onto the runway surface, and it nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported the wind conditions at the airport as shifting from 090 degrees, to 150 degrees, 7 knots, gusting to 15 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N182VM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182VM), registered now, S/N 18281005, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281005 - Airframe hours: 333 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sundance Air Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 9, 2003, 146 hours before - Departed: MRH, Beaufort, NC - Destination: N70, Perkasie, PA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: N70, Pennridge Airport, runway 08, 4,215 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 13, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 470 total, 250 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.34 inHg - Observed at: ABE, 17 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 20040328011919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040328011919A), Mar 28, 2004: Cessna 182T, Perkasie, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states it was a normal approach to runway 8 at N70. Wind was from the right varying from 110-150 degrees at 7 gusting to 14, as per AWOS on field.… 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.