Cessna 182T accident near Perkasie, Pennsylvania, March 28, 2004
On March 28, 2004 at about 9:40 pm local time, a Cessna 182T, registered N182VM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Perkasie, Pennsylvania (Pennridge 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilots' inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 28, 2004 · about 9:40 pm local time
- Place
- Perkasie, Pennsylvania · Pennridge Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182T · all 182Ts on the register
- Registration
- N182VM · registry record · serial 18281005
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane was landing on runway 08, a 4,215-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. The pilot stated that after touchdown, gusting winds caused the airplane to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and began to burrow into soft turf. The pilot was unable to steer the airplane back onto the runway surface, and it nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot reported the wind conditions at the airport as shifting from 090 degrees, to 150 degrees, 7 knots, gusting to 15 knots
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 470 hours in all; 250 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 21 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 13, 2002
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 333 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 9, 2003; 146 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,100 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MRH Beaufort NC at 6:28 pm
- Destination: N70 Perkasie PA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 08, 4,215 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.34 inHg
- Observation at 9:51 pm from ABE, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 NYC04CA097.