Event ERA26LA013

2025-10-04 Venice, Florida, United States Airport · VNC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N423TA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA T182T

Year of manufacture

2003 · 22 years old at event

TCDS

3A13 · TEXTRON AVIATION INC

Engine

LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20030908

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5086E

Registrant of record

BAS PART SALES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N423TA Cessna T182T None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusty, quartering tailwind conditions.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that while taxiing the airplane in a gusting, quartering tailwind, the airplane veered off the side of the taxiway and into a drainage ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane 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-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Response/compensation
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Tailwind-Response/compensation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA26LA013.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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