Cessna 182T N935FA

Summary

On 1 May 2010 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N935FA, operated by Caylin LLC, was involved in an accident near Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 May 2010 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airpo (PBK)

Coordinates

39.3403, -81.4369

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N935FA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Caylin LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frederick → Parkersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA253

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while landing following a cross-country flight the airplane touched down and began to bounce. The pilot attempted to recover, but the airplane bounced twice and, when the pilot felt that the airplane was about to stall, he initiated a missed approach. The pilot then flew the traffic pattern and landed again uneventfully. The pilot stated that, while taxiing to the parking ramp, he could not steer the airplane and that the ground guide observed that the nose landing gear tire was flat. An inspection of the airplane performed by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the lower firewall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident recorded the wind as from 260 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.