# NTSB WPR09LA242: Cessna 182M, N71165, Madera, CA, May 9, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 9, 2009, 14:05 local (21:05 UTC) - Place: Madera, CA - Coordinates: 36.988609, -120.11222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1122&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 9, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 73825 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09LA242 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73825/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73825 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA242 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane throughout the landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 182M, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072728), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane remained in the traffic pattern to practice landings, and on the first landing attempt as the airplane's nose wheel touched down, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said the airplane did not respond to left rudder inputs and that the application of the left break resulted in only a slight correction. The airplane exited the runway's right side where it impacted the taxiway edge, resulting in the collapse of the nose gear. The airplane skidded to a stop on the opposite side of the taxiway. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the firewall, nose gear, and fuselage. The examination also established continuity of the nose wheel steering system components. ## Factual narrative On May 9, 2009, at 1405 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182M, N71165, veered off the runway during the landing roll at Madera Municipal Airport, Madera, California. The airplane is registered to, and operated by, Madera County Aircrafters, Inc. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a local personal flight. The private pilot, the only occupant aboard the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Madera Municipal Airport at 1350. The private pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to remain in the traffic pattern and do touch-and-go landings on runway 30. The pilot reported that during the first landing, just as the nose gear touched down the airplane veered to the right. The pilot stated that the airplane did not respond to the left rudder inputs and that the application of the left brake resulted in only a slight correction back towards the runway centerline. The airplane exited the right side of runway 30 where it crossed a grass covered median and impacted the taxiway edge. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop on the opposite side of the taxiway. Impact with the taxiway resulted in structural damage to the firewall and fuselage. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that, the steering linkages were extensively damaged in the accident; however, nose wheel steering continuity was established visually. According to the Automated Surface Observation System report at the Madera Municipal Airport, the 1353 observation was, in part, wind from 290 degrees at 12 knots. There were clear skies and no obstructions to visibility. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N71165](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71165), registered now, S/N 18259517, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M - Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18259517 - Airframe hours: 7776 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 29, 2008, 55 hours before - Departed: KMAE, Madera, CA - Destination: KMAE, Madera, CA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KMAE, Madera Municipal Airport, runway 30, 5,545 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 22, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 180 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.88 inHg - Observed at: KMAE ## 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 20090509007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509007179A), May 9, 2009: Cessna 182M, Madera, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot in command stated that upon landing at Madera airport (mae) on runway 30 with the winds at 280/9, the aircraft had a tendency of wanting to steer to… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 31, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73825. 564 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 552 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40318190&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation with the Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40316839&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20with%20the%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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