Cessna 182Q accident near Goodhue, Minnesota, September 22, 2013
On September 22, 2013 at about 3:50 pm local time, a 1978 Cessna 182Q, registered N94303, was substantially damaged in an accident during approach (VFR pattern final) near Goodhue, Minnesota (Sodbuster Strip airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 22, 2013 · about 3:50 pm local time
- Place
- Goodhue, Minnesota · Sodbuster Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182Q, built 1978 · all 182Qs on the register
- Registration
- N94303 · registry record · serial 18266404
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing on a 30 foot wide wet grass runway. The left wingtip of the 36 foot wide airplane impacted 8 foot tall corn on the left edge of the runway and the airplane exited the left side of the runway and came to rest in the tall corn. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Preflight or dispatch event during prior to flight
- Miscellaneous/other during approach (VFR pattern final) defining event
- Collision during takeoff/land during landing
- Loss of control on ground during landing
- Runway excursion during landing
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action selection › Pilot
- Personnel issues › Psychological › Personality/attitude › Complacency › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine sea
- Flight time: 527 hours in all; 37 in this make and model; 7 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,684 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 2,348 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor O-470 SERIES (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: 6MN7 Goodhue MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 1,562 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 13 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observation at 3:50 pm from KSYN, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN13CA559.