# Accident 19910128001199A: Cessna R182, Indianapolis, IN, January 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1991, 07:46 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9096° N, 86.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9096&lon=-86.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6610S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610S-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,525 total, 1,333 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910128001199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF IN ZERO IMC. HEAVY ICING. TURNED OFF RUNWAY HEADING HIT 20 FOOT TREE. FORGED MEDICAL. HAD PACEMAKER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA083), Jan 28, 1991: Cessna R182 (N6610S), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL OUTLOOK WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DENSE FOG, EARLY DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS, POOR JUDGEMENT AND OVER…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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