# NTSB SEA90LA009: Cessna 182D, N9925T, Reno, NV, October 23, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 23, 1989, 10:51 local (17:51 UTC)
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.709697, -119.819725 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7097&lon=-119.8197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA90LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41141/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA009

## Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, standing - engine(s) operating
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, IN STRONG GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ORIENTED ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 140 DEGREES. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 210 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9925T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9925T-1992-04-25), registration cancelled 1992-04-25, S/N 18253025 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18353025
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rex B. Mcbride
- Destination: EKO, ELKO, NV
- Airport: RNO, Reno Cannon Intl., runway 16, 10,002 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 560 total, 500 in this make and model, 500 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 36 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RNO

## 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 19891023044169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891023044169A), Oct 23, 1989: Cessna 182D, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Holding short of runway for takeoff. Wind picked up tail flipped aircraft over.

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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