# NTSB NYC07CA238: Cessna 190, N190BJ, Yulee, FL, September 20, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 20, 2007, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Yulee, FL
- Coordinates: 30.61861, -81.533607
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6186&lon=-81.5336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66752/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA238

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.  A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## 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 - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

The pilot was landing the Cessna 190 on runway 13, a 2,800-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, concrete runway.  During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left, and drifted off the right side of the runway, where it subsequently nosed over into a drainage ditch.  Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any.  Winds reported at an airport located about 10 miles southwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 070 degrees, at 15 knots.  In addition, thunderstorm activity was reported in the local area.

## Factual narrative

The pilot was landing the Cessna 190 on runway 13, a 2,800-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, concrete runway.  During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust from the left, and drifted off the right side of the runway, where it subsequently nosed over into a drainage ditch.  Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any.  Winds reported at an airport located about 10 miles southwest of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 070 degrees, at 15 knots.  In addition, thunderstorm activity was reported in the local area.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N190BJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190BJ-2010-07-30), registration cancelled 2010-07-30, S/N 7516, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7516
- Airframe hours: 2446
- Engines: Jacobs R755 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007, 28 hours before
- Departed: 55J, Fernandina Bch, FL
- Destination: 83FL, Yulee, FL
- Airport: 83FL, Nassau, runway 13, 2,800 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 7,732 total, 46 in this make and model, 6,185 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: JAX, 10 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 20070920022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920022329A), Sep 20, 2007: Cessna 190, Yulee, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot/owner reported that wind gusts caught the plane as it was rolling out, blowing the airplane to the right. When the right main ran off of the…

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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