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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Welsh, LA · April 10, 1996

Date: April 10, 1996 · 19:10 local
Place: Welsh, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2385C
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA166
Reported as: Cessna R182
Fatal injuries: 0

N2385CRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200172 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On takeoff aircraft lost power, gear still down, skidded into grass, into ditch, tipped over, tail hit powerline. (-23) immediately after takeoff, the pilot experienced an engine power loss. He reduced power and the aircraft settled and touched down 95 feet from the end of the runway. The aircraft skidded off the runway end, traveled across a grassy field, small ditch, gravel road, and struck a berm ladened with small trees. The prop struck the ground damaging both blades, and the nose. The left main gear collapsed and the trail pitched up, striking power lines. The aircraft came to rest just past the berm. The power lines tore and burned a hole in the leading edge of the vertical fin. The trees damaged the wing leading edges. The right side of the fuselage was buckled aft the main gear. There was minor damage to the left wing tip. There was minor damage to the leading edge of the stabilizer. The tanks were full of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, GEAR STILL DOWN, SKIDDED INTO GRASS, INTO DITCH, TIPPED OVER, TAIL HIT POWERLINE. (-23) IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. HE REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND TOUCHED DOWN 95 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY END, TRAVELED ACROSS A GRASSY FIELD, SMALL DITCH, GRAVEL ROAD, AND STRUCK A BERM LADENED WITH SMALL TREES. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING BOTH BLADES, AND THE NOSE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE TRAIL PITCHED UP, STRIKING POWER LINES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST PAST THE BERM. THE POWER LINES TORE AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE VERTICAL FIN. THE TREES DAMAGED THE WING LEADING EDGES. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AFT THE MAIN GEAR. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILIZER. THE TANKS WERE FULL OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWelsh, LAa loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the emergency landing.Apr 10, 1996 · Substantial damage