Cessna 182 N8521T

Summary

On 24 June 2019 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N8521T was involved in an accident near Presidio, Texas, 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

24 June 2019 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Presidio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Big Bend Ranch State Park (3T9)

Coordinates

29.4711, -103.9364

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N8521T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alpine → Presidio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA371

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing and upon touchdown, the airplane encountered a very strong left crosswind. The wings started to lift, and the airplane started to climb. He corrected by pitching the nose down and positioning the ailerons to counter the crosswind. The airplane encountered a second crosswind gust, all corrections were ineffective, and the airplane veered off the runway to the right. Upon leaving the runway, the airplane encountered thick vegetation and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right and left wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.