Cessna 182T N1129P

Summary

On 28 April 2006 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N1129P was involved in an accident near Madison, Wisconsin, 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

28 April 2006 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Dane County Regional (MSN)

Coordinates

43.1397, -89.3375

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N1129P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake in the Hil → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA122

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion and collapse of the nose landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition. Additional factors were the downhill slope and the ditch encountered during the accident sequence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was engaged in a solo instructional flight when after landing on runway 21, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway. The airplane subsequently encountered a downhill slope and a ditch which caused the nose landing gear to collapse, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures associated with the airplane prior to the accident. Winds were from 140 degrees at 8 knots about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.