# Accident 19960410006359A: Cessna R182, Welsh, LA, April 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1996, 19:10 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2310° N, 92.8105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2310&lon=-92.8105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2385C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2385C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960410006359A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA166), Apr 10, 1996: Cessna 182RG (N2385C), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the emergency landing.

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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