Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions while landing.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR09CA194 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 14, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nearest airport
- North Las Vegas Airport (VGT)
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182A
- N-number
- N4816D
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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