San Carlos Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

San Carlos, California 94070
Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:58 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot landed on the runway 30 centerline with 20 degrees of flaps and an airspeed of 65 knots. After a ground roll of 100 feet the airplane suddenly veered to the left. Aileron and rudder inputs were ineffective and he decided to go around. He applied full power and retracted 10 degrees of flaps, and the airplane became airborne. The airplane then struck a sign during the climb out. After a flyby to check the landing gear position, the pilot again landed on runway centerline, and about 3/4 of the way down the runway he began to apply the brakes. The pilot discovered that the brakes were not working and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The airplane finally came to a stop in front of transient parking. Reported winds were from 360 degrees at 14 knots. No gusts were reported.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/20/2006
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1258
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City San Carlos
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 94070
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 373025N
Event Location Longitude 1221435W
Event Location Airport SAN CARLOS
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SQL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 5
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1247 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID SQL
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 20000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 360
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.98
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 23085
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Aug 20 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 28 2008 3:59PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office WP-FSDO- San Jose

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2526S
NTSB Number LAX06LA269
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model TR182
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number R18201347
Certified Max Gross Weight 3112
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 1 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 3071.2
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name James R. Pasley
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Morgan Hill
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 95037
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 06U
Departure City JACKPOT
Departure State NV
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1030
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code SQL
Destination City SAN CARLOS
Destination State CA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - roll/run
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 11 2008 5:46PM
User who most recently changed record COOS
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 30
Runway Length 2600
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --