Event CEN24LA134

2024-03-12 Lapeer, Michigan, United States Airport · D95 Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1103H

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T182T

Year of manufacture

2006 · 18 years old at event

TCDS

3A13 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A (235 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20061018

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A02EFC

Registrant of record

SLEZAK DAVID

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1103H Cessna T182T Minor

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in a gusting crosswind condition.

Factual narrative

The pilot was conducting a crosswind landing when shortly before touchdown the airplane drifted left of the runway centerline. The airplane bounced and continued to drift left into the grass easement adjacent to the runway where the nose gear collapsed. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, right wing strut, and left wing. Based on available wind data, there was a gusting right crosswind of 10-15 knots. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Crosswind correction-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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