Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airpo Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
Saturday, May 1, 2010 11:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, while landing following a cross-country flight the airplane touched down and began to bounce. The pilot attempted to recover, but the airplane bounced twice and, when the pilot felt that the airplane was about to stall, he initiated a missed approach. The pilot then flew the traffic pattern and landed again uneventfully. The pilot stated that, while taxiing to the parking ramp, he could not steer the airplane and that the ground guide observed that the nose landing gear tire was flat. An inspection of the airplane performed by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the lower firewall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident recorded the wind as from 260 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/1/2010
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Parkersburg
Event State WEST VIRGINIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 26101
Event Date Year 2010
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 392025N
Event Location Longitude 0812613W
Event Location Airport Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airpo
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PBK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 858
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 KPKB
Elevation of weather observation facility 858
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 12000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 260
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 16
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.9
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 27875
NTSB Notification Source Pilot
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 17 2010 3:15PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N935FA
NTSB Number ERA10CA253
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182T
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18281935
Certified Max Gross Weight 3100
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 Feb 13 2010 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1158
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name CAYLIN LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3511 SILVERSIDE RD STE 105
Aircraft Owner City WILMINGTON
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19810-4902
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name CAYLIN LLC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City WILMINGTON
Operator State DE
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 19810-4902
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 KFDK
Departure City Frederick
Departure State MD
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 840
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PKB
Destination City Parkersburg
Destination State WV
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 17 2010 3:15PM
User who most recently changed record kenj
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 6781
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --