Statesville Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Statesville, North Carolina 28687
Friday, October 13, 2006 17:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that on touchdown, the left main wheel locked up, and the airplane pulled sharply towards the left. He stated that just before the airplane departed the left side of the runway, the left wheel must have "broke loose," and the airplane veered sharply to the right. The airplane's left wingtip and propeller struck the runway. According to an A&P mechanic, when the airplane was rolled into the maintenance shop, the "wheels rolled fine." Examination of the brake system revealed no problems noted. Examination of the left main tire found no flat spots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with the runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/13/2006
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1730
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Statesville
Event State NORTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 28687
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 354532N
Event Location Longitude 0805708W
Event Location Airport Statesville Regional Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SVH
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 965
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID SVH
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 140
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 4
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.88
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 20943
NTSB Notification Source FAA Com Center
NTSB Notification Date Oct 13 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 26 2007 11:14AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Charlotte FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N180VT
NTSB Number ATL07CA008
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 CE-180-A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 180-32698
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
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 Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jun 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 275
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Boogie Bag LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 155 Pintail Way
Aircraft Owner City Locust Grove
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30248
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Mark Douglas Neissel
Operator Same as Owner? No
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 --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GA04
Departure City Locust Grove
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1530
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code SVH
Destination City Statesville
Destination State NC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 29 2006 10:49AM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 28
Runway Length 7005
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --