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CEN23LA030

2022-11-06 · Murdo, South Dakota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 8F6

Current FAA registration · N699XM

Make / Model
CESSNA 182
Year of manufacture
1979 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470-U (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20061110
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A94E3E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with strong gusty surface winds.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off the ground, the wind blew the airplane harder than expected and he decided to set it back down on the runway, however, the airplane touched down half on and half off the runway. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane due to the wind and it went down an embankment. The airplane nosed into the ground and sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot report that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was departing from runway 32 with winds from 290° at 27 gusting 37 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Contributed to outcome
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN23LA030.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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