# NTSB WPR12CA169: Cessna 182G, N3272S, Georgetown, CA, April 17, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 17, 2012, 15:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Georgetown, CA - Coordinates: 38.919166, -120.863609 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9192&lon=-120.8636&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 18, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administratin - NTSB case key (mKey): 83416 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA169 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83416/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83416 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA169 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing with a gusting wind. ## 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 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: windshear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 90 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034020/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 182G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072716), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072716), [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 182G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he flew over the airport and observed the windsock favoring runway 16 with a 5- to 8-knot crosswind. He made the landing approach with the right wing down, and had good directional control. The airplane was in the flare when it encountered two wind gusts that lifted the airplane and caused it to land hard twice. Upon the second hard landing, the nose pitched down and the airplane veered to the left, off the runway, over a taxiway, and impacted a hangar nose first. The pilot expressed concerns that the pilot's seat may have slid back during the landing. The seat and seat rails were in compliance with applicable airworthiness directives and were properly functioning. The right wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he flew over the airport and observed the windsock favoring runway 16 with a 5- to 8-knot crosswind. He made the landing approach with the right wing down, and had good directional control. The airplane was in the flare when it encountered two wind gusts that lifted the airplane, and caused it to land hard twice. Upon the second hard landing, the nose pitched down and the airplane veered to the left, off the runway, across a dirt strip, over a taxi way, and impacted a hanger nose first. The pilot expressed concerns that the pilot's seat may have slid back during the landing. A Federal Aviation (FAA) inspector and an Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic examined the seat and seat rails, and found it in compliance with applicable Airworthiness Directives (AD) and properly functioning. The right wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3272S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3272S-2012-06-18), registration cancelled 2012-06-18, S/N 18255772, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255772 - Airframe hours: 3076 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2011 - Departed: KS2P, Santa Paula, CA - Destination: KE36, Georgetown, CA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: KE36, Georgetown Airport, runway 16, 2,980 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 81; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; last flight review March 11, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 22,572 total, 114 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KAUN, 10 nm away ## 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 20120417006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120417006689A), Apr 17, 2012: Cessna 182G, Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. On April 17, 2012, at approximately 1515 PDT, N3272S Cessna 182G collided with a hangar after it landed mid-field on runway 16 at Georgetown Airport (E36).… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 6, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83416. 2.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 477 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40368964&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation with the Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 210 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369088&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20with%20the%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Damage to the right wing (item 3, .PDF, 729 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369080&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Damage%20to%20the%20right%20wing-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Tire tracks off the runway (item 4, .PDF, 681 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369082&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Tire%20tracks%20off%20the%20runway-Master.PDF - Photo 3 - Tire tracks into the hangar (item 5, .PDF, 740 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369084&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20-%20Tire%20tracks%20into%20the%20hangar-Master.PDF - FAA & A&P Inspection E-mail (item 6, .PDF, 36 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40369086&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20%26%20A%26P%20Inspection%20E-mail-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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