# NTSB SEA07CA003: Cessna T182T, N134GW, Spokane, WA, October 5, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 5, 2006, 14:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Coordinates: 47.61972, -117.533889
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6197&lon=-117.5339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 64660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA07CA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64660/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA003

## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive braking which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during the landing roll.   A taxiway sign was a factor.

## 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
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - sign (contributing factor)

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he requested a long landing in order to exit the runway on a taxiway near the end.  The pilot stated that the approach was standard and touchdown was nominal.  He further stated that he "applied modest but symmetrical brakes simultaneously with nose wheel contact," and the airplane "immediately" began "a strong, uncontrolled diversion to the right."  While skidding sideways, the airplane contacted a taxiway sign, nosed down and then settled upright.  The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented with "perhaps less aggressive braking immediately after touchdown, while still achieving lift."

## Factual narrative

On October 5, 2006, at 1435 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna T182T, N134GW, sustained substantial damage when it struck a taxiway sign following a loss of control during the landing roll on runway 03 at Spokane International Airport, Spokane, Washington.  The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.  The airplane was registered to and operated by Wadsworth Aviation, Inc. of Seattle, Washington.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the landing in Spokane and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 business cross country flight which originated in Seattle.

According to the pilot, he requested a long landing in order to exit the runway on a taxiway near the end (taxiway F).  The pilot stated that the approach was standard and touchdown was nominal.  He further stated that he "applied modest but symmetrical brakes simultaneously with nose wheel contact," and the airplane "immediately" began "a strong, uncontrolled diversion to the right."  While skidding sideways, the airplane contacted a taxiway sign, nosed down and then settled upright.  The pilot stated that the accident could have been prevented with "perhaps less aggressive braking immediately after touchdown, while still achieving lift."

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N134GW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134GW), registered now, S/N T18208134, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna T182T
- Registry model: [Cessna T182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (registry code 2072738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T18208134
- Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Wadsworth Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BFI, Seattle, WA
- Destination: GEG, Spokane, WA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: GEG, Spokane International, runway 03

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,390 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20061005020799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005020799A), Oct 5, 2006: Cessna T182T, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 3 at Spokane International Airport. He landed long so as to make a taxiway close to his…

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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