# Accident 19990918028449A: Cessna 182A, Bryan, TX, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 16:59 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Coulter Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7992° N, 96.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7992&lon=-96.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4803D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4803D-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918028449A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999, AT 1859 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4803D, WAS DESTROYED DURING TERRAIN IMPACT AND POST IMPACT FIRE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE COULTER FIELD AIRPORT NEAR BRYAN, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO SMC INSTITUTE A CLOSE CORPORATION OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND OPERATED BY AGS OVER TEXAS OF BRYAN, TEXAS.  THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND FOUR PARACHUTISTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PARACHUTE ACTIVITY FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  WITNESSES REPORTED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 14.  AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROX. 300-400 FEET AGL., IT BANKED RIGHT, THEN NOSED DOWN AND DESCENDED FROM VIEW.  ONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE ONE COMPLETE TURN BEFORE IT DESCENDED FROM HIS VIEW.  SUBSEQUENTLY, BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE AREA WHERE THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM VIEW.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA WAS DESTROYED BY THE POSTIMPACT FIRE.  CONTR OL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY IN MOBILE, ALALBAMA, FOR DETAILED EXAMINATION.                                                (-23)AFTER DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 14 WITNESSES REPORTED A/C CLIMBED TO APPROX. 400 FEET FOLLOWED BY A DESCENT TO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW99FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA261), Sep 18, 1999: Cessna 182A (N4803D), Bryan, TX, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of engine power as a result of fatigue cracking and separation of the #6 cylinder head.

## Other reports on N4803D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900811041139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811041139I), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 182A (N4803D), Austin, TX. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion unable to contact ATC due to loose antenna lead. Forced landing at airport.

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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