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Cessna 182 N97881

15 March 2006 · Houston, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 March 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N97881 was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, 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.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Houston-Southwest (AXH)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182
Registration
N97881
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houston → Angleton/Lake J
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DFW06CA085

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 1,100-hour commercial pilot was taxiing to Runway 09 and as he started his left turn to the runway, a gust of wind caused the airplane to veer to the right. The airplane came to rest upright in an adjacent ditch. At the time of the accident, the winds were reported from 160-165 degrees, gusting from 19 to 24 knots, with occasional higher gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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