# NTSB WPR18CA059: Cessna 182, N698MC, Santa Ana, CA, December 26, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 26, 2017, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Santa Ana, CA - Coordinates: 33.673053, -117.866668 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6731&lon=-117.8667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96555 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18CA059 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96555/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96555 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA059 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to follow ground control instructions and to see and avoid ground obstacles while taxiing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Communication (personnel): following instructions](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063537): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063537/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063537/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: residence/building](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 58 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182S, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072701), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was high on the approach for landing and partially focused on the tower controller's warning about heavy wake turbulence from landing jet traffic on the parallel runway. The airplane touched down about 1,800 ft or longer down the runway and subsequently ran off the end. The controller instructed him to turn around and exit the runway at taxiway Hotel; however, in confusion, the pilot turned toward the main terminal. The controller then instructed the pilot to make a 180o turn; however, he was now in the way of a taxiing incoming jet airplane. He moved the airplane to the left and subsequently struck an unmanned guard shack. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he was high on the approach for landing, and partially focused on the tower controller's warning about heavy wake turbulence from landing jet traffic on the parallel runway. The pilot touched down about 1,800 ft or longer down the runway and subsequently ran off the end. The controller instructed him to turn around and exit the runway at taxiway Hotel, however in confusion, the pilot turned toward the main terminal. The controller then instructed the pilot to make a 180o turn, however he was now in the way of a taxiing incoming jet airplane. He moved to the left and subsequently struck an unmanned guard shack. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N698MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698MC), registered now, S/N 18280336, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (S) - Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18280336 - Year built: 1998 - Airframe hours: 430 - Engines: Lycoming IO540-AB1 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hac Properties LLC - Registered owner: Hac Properties LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 12, 2017 - Departed: TUS, TUCSON, AZ - Destination: SNA, Santa Ana, CA - Airport: SNA, John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun, runway 20L, 2,887 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 630 total, 182 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KSNA ## 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 20171226023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171226023799A), Dec 26, 2017: Cessna 182S, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. On 12/26/17 this office was notified of the accident. Inspector [privacy data omitted] with lgb FSDO traveled to the scene of the accident and met the pilot,… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 29, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96555. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 864 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461435&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 184 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461436&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. 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