Cessna 182Q N699XM

Summary

On 6 November 2022 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N699XM was involved in an accident near Murdo, South Dakota, United States. 2 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

6 November 2022 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Murdo, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Murdo Municipal Airport (8F6)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N699XM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with strong gusty surface winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off the ground, the wind blew the airplane harder than expected and he decided to set it back down on the runway, however, the airplane touched down half on and half off the runway. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane due to the wind and it went down an embankment. The airplane nosed into the ground and sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot report that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was departing from runway 32 with winds from 290° at 27 gusting 37 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.