# NTSB WPR24LA286: Cessna 182P, N9989E, Stanley, ID, August 23, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 23, 2024, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Stanley, ID - Coordinates: 44.208109, -114.93473 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2081&lon=-114.9347&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194997 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA286 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194997/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194997 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA286 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control in reduced visibility conditions due to a wind gust, which resulted in a collision with a trailer. ## 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 182P, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Sensory ability/limitation: visual function](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02011510): Personnel issues › Physical · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02011510/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02011510/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 25 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, while taxiing the airplane he encountered gusty wind conditions. The airplane’s propeller produced a significant amount of dust while taxiing, which then surrounded the airplane, limiting the pilot’s visibility. At the same time, a strong gust of wind turned the airplane and its left wing subsequently impacted a parked trailer near the taxiway, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9989E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9989E), registered now, S/N 18264049, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18264049 - Year built: 1975 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: T Craft Aero Club Inc - Registered owner: T Craft Aero Club Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Destination: MAN, Nampa, ID - Airport: 2U7, Stanley, runway 17, 4,300 × 150 ft, dirt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 936 total, 181 in this make and model, 881 as pilot in command, 39 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 20 knots, gusting 35 - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KSNT, 3 nm away - METAR: METAR KSNT 231651Z AUTO 20010G21KT 170V240 23/00 A2986 RMK AO1 SLP004 T02330000= ## 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 20240823012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240823012269A), Aug 23, 2024: Cessna 182P, Stanley, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft began to taxi from a turf and dirt parking area to departure runway in gusty wind conditions, and while passing between a parked aircraft and a… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194997. 6.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17617230&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array-courtesy of the pilot (item 2, PDF, 7 pages, 630 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17615937&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Courtesy%20of%20the%20Pilot-Rel.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.