Cessna 182T N908VA

Summary

On 23 August 2023 at about 19:18 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N908VA was involved in an accident near Klein, 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

23 August 2023 at 19:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Klein, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Meml (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0636, -95.5534

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N908VA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Worth → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA380

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, as the nose landing gear contacted the runway, he felt a vibration from the front of the airplane, then it veered hard left. During the veer, the airplane began to skid so he applied right rudder but was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane departed the runway surface, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane with 20° left crosswind at 7 knots gusting to 16 knots. Postaccident examination of the airplane showed that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions of failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.