Cessna 182P N7388N

Summary

On 22 February 2004 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N7388N, operated by Anthony Nasralla, was involved in an accident near Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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

22 February 2004 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Titusville (6G1)

Coordinates

41.6086, -79.7411

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N7388N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anthony Nasralla

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Titusville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD04CA012

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the snow bank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he lost control of the airplane while landing on a runway contaminated with patches of snow and ice. The pilot landed close to the center line, and all three wheels were on the runway surface when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left, "as [if] on ice even though none was visible." The pilot then added power to try to restore some directional control, but the left main landing gear caught a snow bank on the left side of the runway. The airplane then went over the snow bank and nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures. He also reported 286 hours of flight time, with 107 hours in make and model. The runway was 4,902 feet long and 75 feet wide, and area winds were about 40 degrees from the left at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.