MIA91LA097

1991-03-13 · HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PIB

Aircraft involved

N735MK Cessna 182Q None

Probable cause & findings

ON GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH A WIND GUST AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL, RESULTING IN THE COLLISION WITH A RAVINE

Factual narrative

WHILE ON APCH TO LAND, THE PLT MONITORED THE AWOS WHICH INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 290 DEGS AT 8 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20. HE LANDED THE ACFT ON RWY 36 ON THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, THEN AFTER LOWERING THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR, A GUST OF WIND ELEVATED THE LT WING. THE ACFT THEN TURNED TO AN EASTERLY HEADING, TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY ACROSS A TAXIWAY INTO A RAVINE & CAME TO REST INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_MIA91LA097.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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