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FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Yellow Pine, ID · June 17, 1998

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Date
June 17, 1998 · 10:15 local
Place
Yellow Pine, ID
Airport
Johnson Creek Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6386T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA98LA102
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540L3C5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,155 total830 in this make and model221 in the last 90 days
N6386TRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18202005 · Built 1985Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine 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.

Acft aborted takeoff and nose gear collapsed, Johnson Creek, ID. (-23) aircraft was over rotated on take-off and became airborne prior to safe flying speed. (.4) in an interview with an FAA inspector, the flight instructor stated that he was giving dual instruction to the current private pilot in the left seat. He was talking the student through a soft-field takeoff attempt with a nose-high attitude. About 1700 feet down the runway, the airplane lifted off at low airspeed. The left wing contacted the runway surface about 2000 feet down the runway, followed by the right wing tip. The airplane then nosed down and left the runway on the left side, about 2400-2500 feet down the 3400 foot runway. Witnesses described the airplane as having an over-rotated nose-high attitude during the takeoff run. The flight instructor stated that he assumed control of the airplane after lift-off and reduced the power in an attempt to land. He stated that the elevator lost effectiveness when he reduced the power, and it was at that time that the airplane's wing dropped and they touched down in a nose-low attitude.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, JOHNSON CREEK, ID. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OVER ROTATED ON TAKE-OFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE PRIOR TO SAFE FLYING SPEED. (.4) IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO THE CURRENT PRIVATE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. HE WAS TALKING THE STUDENT THROUGH A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF ATTEMPT WITH A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. ABOUT 1700 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF AT LOW AIRSPEED. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED DOWN AND LEFT THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE, ABOUT 2400-2500 FEET DOWN THE 3400 FOOT RUNWAY. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE AS HAVING AN OVER-ROTATED NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER LIFT-OFF AND REDUCED THE POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND. HE STATED THAT THE ELEVATOR LOST EFFECTIVENESS WHEN HE REDUCED THE POWER, AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT THE AIRPLANE'S WING DROPPED AND THEY TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE.

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 SEA98LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCascade, IDThe flight instructor's inadequate remedial action after his dual student attempted a soft field takeoff with inadequate airspeed and premature lift off.Jun 17, 1998 · Substantial damage