Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Related factors were the sudden thunderstorm, the high gusty winds, and the sudden windshift to a tailwind during the touchdown/landing roll.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On September 22, 1995, at about 1645 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N1960X, operated by a flying club, encountered gusty winds during the landing roll and ran off the end of runway 12 at Lee Airport, in Annapolis, Maryland. The airplane sustained substantial damage when it collided with a fence. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Annapolis, Maryland, exact time unknown.
The pilot stated that he was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 12, when "...a sudden storm came up - thunder - [high] winds - rain. Set up approach to land, wind shifted and blew [the] plane off [the] runway...continued to land on grass. Upon touchdown, [the] wind changed to direct tailwind of greater than 35 knots (estimate)...wind blew [the airplane] into [the] fence at [the] end of runway."
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# BFO95LA098