# NTSB WPR21LA177: Cessna 182J, N288GF, Sedona, AZ, April 25, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 25, 2021, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Sedona, AZ · Airport environment (runway) - Coordinates: 34.848814, -111.78996 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8488&lon=-111.7900&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 102979 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA177 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102979/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102979 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA177 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a collision with a fuel truck and a parked airplane. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [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 182J, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cessna 182J, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072722), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during landing he input 10o of flaps and placed the airplane in a slight/crab with aileron input to compensate for the crosswind. Just before touchdown, the right wing lifted, and the airplane landed hard with a side load on the left main landing gear. The airplane veered to the left and traveled into a dirt area between the runway and taxiway. The pilot applied full throttle to abort the landing however the airplane would not climb. The airplane sustained substantial damage after it struck a parked airplane and fuel truck; the left wing separated, and the airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N288GF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288GF-2023-10-28), registration cancelled 2023-10-28, S/N 18257099, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18257099 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 420 - Engines: Continental O-470 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Gephart Alvie G - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 16, 2021, 50 hours before - Departed: CHD, Chandler, AZ - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: SEZ, Sedona, runway 03, 5,132 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Video recording device, ADS-B, Handheld GPS, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 19, 2021; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 130 total, 61.5 in this make and model, 60.4 as pilot in command, 80 in the last 90 days, 34.6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: KSEZ - METAR: METAR KSEZ 251515Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 18/M01 A2999 RMK AO2= ## 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 20210425008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210425008029A), Apr 25, 2021: Cessna 182J, Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. On April 25, 2021, N288GF, a Cessna 182, departed chd-chandler muni airport at 0728 MST enroute to sez-Sedona Airport. Three people were onboard, one flight… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 12, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102979. 3.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12736605&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12736543&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=KZimmerman%20RoC%20(JCawthra)_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Other pertinent forms and reports - crosswind (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 76 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12735472&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Crosswind%20SEZ%20WPR21LA177-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 246 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12760665&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR21LA177%20Photos%20(FAA)-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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