Accident · 2001-08-23

NTSB case NYC01LA216 · Cessna 182R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-08-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 182R (N5419E)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a known deficiency, and his inflight decision to land with a quartering tailwind. A factor was the wing maintenance officer's concurrence to fly the airplane with the known deficiency.

Source: NTSB case NYC01LA216

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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