19971005047399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Elkton, MD · October 5, 1997

Date: October 5, 1997 · 11:00 local
Place: Elkton, MD
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4941D
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC98LA008
Reported as: Cessna 182A

N4941DRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Cessna 182AS/N 51041 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-16) Due to the layout of the airport, it is possible to taxi an airplane onto the runway and stop with the nose of the aircraft clear of the runway and the right wing extending out into the runway. Due to a steep drop off and a tapering tree line to the left of runway 31, a pilot on takeoff tends to drift to the right side of the runway. The runup area for runway 31 cannot be seen from the taxiway due to a hill and swimming pool beside the runway. This hill and swimming pool also partly block the view of the departure end of runway 31.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) DUE TO THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRPORT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO TAXI AN AIRPLANE ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STOP WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING EXTENDING OUT INTO THE RUNWAY. DUE TO A STEEP DROP OFF AND A TAPERING TREE LINE TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 31, A PILOT ON TAKEOFF TENDS TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 31 CANNOT BE SEEN FROM THE TAXIWAY DUE TO A HILL AND SWIMMING POOL BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THIS HILL AND SWIMMING POOL ALSO PARTLY BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31.

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 NYC98LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkton, MDThe inadequate lookout by the pilot of the Cessna and his failure to maintain adequate clearance between his airplane and the active runway. A factor in the accident was the lack of taxiway hold signs or lines.Oct 5, 1997 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4941D · 2

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

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