# Accident 19920815031389A: Cessna 182R, Litchfield, MI, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0405° N, 84.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0405&lon=-84.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5446N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5446N-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 68 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031389A

## Narrative

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

TOOKOFF WITH WING OVER TALL CORN ON RUNWAY EDGE. BEGAN HITTING CORN. CONTINUED. LOST CONTROL. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI92LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA242), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Litchfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND HIS NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE WING CONTACTED THE CORN. A FACTOR WAS THE CORN ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5446N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20161016024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161016024589A), Oct 16, 2016: Cessna 182R (N5446N), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. Description: pilot's approach was low on final. He then flew thru the glideslope. At this point he was above the glideslope and tried to capture it. The…

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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