# Accident 20000617011839A: Cessna 182, Freedom, PA, June 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Freedom, PA
- Airport: Kindelberger Landing Strip
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6791° N, 80.2508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6791&lon=-80.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5746B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5746B-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617011839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, USING SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE (20 DEGREES FLAPS), THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT PATCH, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF AND WAS AIRBORNE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OF ALTITUDE THE LEFT WING HIT A LARGE PINE TREE ON THE RUNWAY/PROPERTY EDGE. APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET OF WING WAS TORN OFF IN THE TREE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE FENCE ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE TREE.

## 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 NYC00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA166), Jun 17, 2000: Cessna 182 (N5746B), Freedom, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the soft runway, and that the pilot exceeded the aircraft's weight and balance.

## Other reports on N5746B (2)

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

- [Incident 19870509039629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509039629I), May 9, 1987: Cessna 182 (N5746B), Sandwich, IL. Landed downwind with reserve chute after main chute became entangled due to improper packing by chutist.
- [Incident 19870412081399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412081399I), Apr 12, 1987: Cessna 182 (N5746B), Sandwich, IL. During Landing rollout prospective parachutist was asked if she was ready to jump. Jumped out open door to runway.

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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