- Date
- August 1, 2012, 17:15 local (Aug 2, 2012, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Joseph, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5418BCessna 182
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 2012
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- FAA-FSDO
- FAA report
- 20120801015849A
- Case key
- 84638
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Probable cause
The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a noseover.
Findings · 4
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during the landing on runway 33, he experienced gusting crosswinds. In an attempt to maintain control during the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes, and the tailwheel-equipped airplane nosed over. The firewall, both wings, including the ailerons and flaps, and the vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that the wind was from 280 degrees at 3 to 6 knots gusting to 8 to 10 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that during his landing sequence he experienced gusting crosswinds. In the attempt to maintain control on roll-out the pilot applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over. Subsequently, the firewall, both wings including the ailerons and flaps, and the vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The airplane had a tailwheel conversion. At the time of the accident the winds were reported from 280 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 10 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5418B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33418
- Airframe hours
- 4,254
- Engine
- Cont Motor O-470 SERIES, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 29, 2012
- Departed
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows, WA
- Destination
- KJSY · Joseph, OR
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- KJSY · Joseph State Airport, runway 33, 5,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- April 21, 2012
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 959 total · 53 in this make and model · 959 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- KJSY
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 17, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 655 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5418B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.