# NTSB NYC98LA176: Cessna 182Q, N735PS, Bingham, ME, August 28, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 28, 1998, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Bingham, ME - Location: 45.0403° N, 69.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GADABOUT GADDIS (ME08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0403&lon=-69.8689&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43962 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43962/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA176 ## Probable cause The pilot's inattention to changing wind conditions, and lack of correction for the change. A factor in the accident was the damp grass runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Miscellaneous/other, landing - wind information - inattentive, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - not used, pilot in command (cause) - Overrun, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis According to a witness, the airplane made a short field approach to the same runway that the three previous airplanes had used. The wind, estimated at 5 knots, shifted 180 degrees, and the airplane touched down long. It ground looped, and went over a river bank at the end of the runway. The airport was located in an area surrounded by mountains, except for the river at the end of the runway, and was known for wind shifts. The pilot stated that he never noticed the wind shift. ## Factual narrative On August 28, 1998, about 1430 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 182Q, N735PS, was substantially damaged during landing at Gadabout Gaddis Airport (ME08), Bingham, Maine. The certificated private pilot and his passenger were uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight from Augusta State Airport (AUG), Augusta, Maine, to Gadabout Gaddis Airport. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a witness, another pilot, the airplane made a short field approach to the same runway that three previous airplanes had used. The wind, estimated at 5 knots, shifted 180 degrees, and the airplane touched down long. It ground looped, and went over the river bank at the end of the runway. The witness also stated that the terrain around the airport was mountainous, "except for the river at the end of the runway, which will often cause wind shifts." The pilot stated that he "never noticed a wind change," and that the airplane's "touchdown point increased, but not dramatically." After touchdown, he applied the brakes, but on the damp grass runway, the airplane slowed but did not stop. The pilot said he then tried to ground-loop the airplane, but it slid off the end of the runway and over the river bank. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N735PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735PS), registered now, S/N 18265582, 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: 18265582 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Roger Biagetti - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: AUG, AUGUSTA, ME - Destination: ME08 - Airport: ME08, Gadabout Gaddis, runway 35, 2,000 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 967 total, 850 in this make and model, 850 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 19980828022399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022399A), Aug 28, 1998: Cessna 182Q, Bingham, ME, Substantial damage. Acft experienced a windshift on landing, veered off the rwy and went down an embankment. (.4)according to a witness, the airplane made a short field approach… ## Other investigations on N735PS (1) 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 NYC81FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ16), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 182E (N735PS), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage 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.