Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilots' inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On March 28, 2004, at 1640 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182T, N182VM, was substantially damaged while landing at the Pennridge Airport (N70), Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated from the Michael J. Smith Field (MRH), Beaufort, North Carolina. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, upon touching down on runway 08, a 4,215-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway, shifting and gusting winds caused the airplane to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and began to burrow into soft turf. The pilot was unable to steer the airplane back onto the runway surface, and it nosed over, coming to rest inverted.
The pilot reported the wind conditions at the airport as shifting from 090 degrees, to 150 degrees, 7 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC04CA097