# NTSB NYC84LA318: Cessna 182P, N52830, West Mifflin, PA, September 20, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 20, 1984, 19:17 local (23:17 UTC)
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Coordinates: 40.360004, -79.899314 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3600&lon=-79.8993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA318
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35770/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA318

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

## Analysis

ON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT, PLT RECEIVED WIND INFORMATION FROM TWR AS VARYING FROM 230 TO 250 DEGREES AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 AND WAS OFFERRED A CHOICE OF RWY 28 OR RWY 23. RWY 23 IS 100 FT WIDE AND 2380 FT LONG. PLT CHOSE RWY 28. AT LANDING FLARE, ACFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52830](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52830-1997-02-05), registration cancelled 1997-02-05, S/N 18262880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262880
- Airframe hours: 2131
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Cmp Flying Businessmen'S Assoc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 15, 1984
- Departed: HLG, WHEELING, WV
- Airport: AGC, Allegheny Co., runway 28, 6,500 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 393 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19840920072009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920072009A), Sep 20, 1984: Cessna 182P, West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot opted for crosswind runway and lost directional control after touchdown.

## Other investigations on N52830 (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA231), Jul 8, 1996: Cessna 182P (N52830), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to attaining the proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to abort the landing (while there was still sufficient runway remaining). The ditch was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA157), May 19, 1995: Cessna 182P (N52830), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not attaining a recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were high obstructions, and the pilot's intentional precautionary landing on rough/uneven and soft terrain.

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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