N3545Y Cessna 182F accident

NTSB SEA92LA192 · 1992-08-30 · BLACKFOOT, ID

Factual narrative

THE PILOT INITIATED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP, AND AFTER LIFT-OFF, SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION TO WATCH THE ANGLE OF CLIMB RELATIVE TO POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT ABRUPTLY BANKED LEFT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT A LOW ALTITUDE AGL, AND WHEN THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE STRIP AND IMPACTED A DIRT BANK BESIDE A HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7050.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DA WEATHER CONDITIONS, POWER LINE OBSTRUCTIONS AND A HIGHWAY WITH A DIRT BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident.

Circumstances

Event type: Accident
Highest injury: Minor
Weather conditions: Visual Meteorological Cond
Light condition: Day
Sky condition: NONE
Ceiling (ft): 0
Visibility (sm): 50
Wind direction: 320
Wind speed (kt): 8
Temperature (F): 84
Nearest airport: ANDERSON RANCH AIRSTRIP
Distance from field: 0.0
Airport elevation: 4500

Aircraft

Registration	Make	Model	Damage	FAR part
N3545Y	CESSNA	182F	SUBS	091

Sequence of events

#	Occurrence	Phase
1	250	Cruise
2	340	Cruise
3	320	Cruise

Findings

Finding
20000	factor
19200	factor
24574	cause
24511	cause
19200	factor
19200	factor