Cessna 182M N71165

Summary

On 9 May 2009 at about 21:05 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71165 was involved in an accident near Madera, California, 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

9 May 2009 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Madera, California, United States

Nearest airport

Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE)

Coordinates

36.9886, -120.1122

Aircraft

Cessna 182M

Registration

N71165

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madera → Madera

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA242

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane throughout the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane remained in the traffic pattern to practice landings, and on the first landing attempt as the airplane's nose wheel touched down, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot said the airplane did not respond to left rudder inputs and that the application of the left break resulted in only a slight correction. The airplane exited the runway's right side where it impacted the taxiway edge, resulting in the collapse of the nose gear. The airplane skidded to a stop on the opposite side of the taxiway. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the firewall, nose gear, and fuselage. The examination also established continuity of the nose wheel steering system components.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.