Cessna T182 accident near Portage County Airport, Ohio, May 3, 2017
On May 3, 2017 at about 6:30 pm local time, a 2004 Cessna T182, registered N421KR, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Portage County Airport, Ohio (Portage County airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 3, 2017 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Portage County Airport, Ohio · Portage County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T182 T, built 2004 · all T182s on the register
- Registration
- N421KR · registry record · serial T18208308
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The solo student pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted a culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Student/instructed pilot
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › (general) › Contributed to outcome
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 78.1 hours in all; 59.2 in this make and model; 23.2 in the last 90 days; 11.5 in the last 30 days; 78.1 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 416 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 8, 2016
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (turboprop); 416 hours total
- Operator: Grww Aviation LLC.
The flight
- Departed from: CGF Cleveland OH at 5:30 pm
- Destination: POV Ravenna OH
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 27, 3,499 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 6:16 pm from KPOV
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on November 5, 2018. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photo | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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