# Accident 19920819032129A: Cessna 182A, Colfax, IN, August 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Colfax, IN
- Airport: Larsh Flight Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1901° N, 86.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1901&lon=-86.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197D-1994-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 60 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032129A

## Narrative

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

SLUGGISH CLIMB AFTER FORCING LIFTOFF ON UPSLOPE RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL LANDING OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. 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 CHI92LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA245), Aug 19, 1992: Cessna 182A (N5197D), Colfax, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY AND A PREMATURE LIFT OFF. FACTORS WERE UPHILL TERRAIN AND UNFAVORABLE (QUARTERING/TAIL) WIND.

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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