# Accident 19980920034879A: Cessna 182K, Baldwin, WI, September 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1998, 08:30 local time
- Place: Baldwin, WI
- Airport: Baldwin Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9592° N, 92.3700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9592&lon=-92.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2689Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2689Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 150 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980920034879A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1998, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182K, N2689Q, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP (2,500' WET/GRASS), NEAR BALDWIN, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING AS HE HAD EXPECTED, THEREFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY DUE TO WET GRASS CONDITIONS. THE LOCAL SKYDIVING FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. HE SAID THAT THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS WET. HE INDICATED THAT ON TAKEOF ROLL THE AIRPLANE DID NOT APPEAR TO ACCELERATE AND HE WAS ANTICIPATING A LIFTOFF SPEED OF 60 TO 65 KNOTS. WHEN THE AIRPLANE DID NOT REACH THIS SPEED, HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOF, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY AS BRAKING ALLOWED THE TIRES TO LOSE TRACTION ON THE WET GRASS. THE PILOT DID NOT INDICATE ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES WHICH WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IMPACT. (-23) ON A PRIVATE AIRPORT IN BALDWIN, WI, PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED AT CRITICAL POINT ON RUNWAY WITH FOUR SKYDIVERS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE WET GRASS STRIP AND HIT A DITCH.  AIRCRAFT NOSE STRUT COLLAPSE DAMAGED LOWER FUSELAGE AND PROP, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI98LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA357), Sep 20, 1998: Cessna 182K (N2689Q), Baldwin, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, and his failure to stop on the wet, grassy runway. A related factor was the wet grass.

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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