Cessna 182A N4816D

Summary

On 14 April 2009 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N4816D, operated by Battaglia Louis John JR, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 April 2009 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

North Las Vegas Airport (VGT)

Coordinates

36.2108, -115.1944

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N4816D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Battaglia Louis John JR

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tonopaw → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA194

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions while landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was landing on runway 25 and that during the landing flare he experienced wind gusts from multiple directions. The tower controller said the airplane landed in the dirt next to the runway. The airplane's nose landing gear failed and the airplane nosed down onto its spinner and right wing tip, coming to rest upright. The right wing tip's outer two feet were bent up and wrinkled. Additionally, the propeller's spinner was crushed and both blades were bent aft. The pilot reported the wind from 240 degrees at 14 knots, while the airport's Automated Surface Observing System reported the wind from 210 degrees at 22 knots, gusting to 31 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.