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FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Palo Alto, CA · April 8, 2001

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Date
April 8, 2001 · 12:27 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N759VZ
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Pilot’s flight hours
2,271 total1,014 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N759VZRegistration cancelled Jan 21, 2015 · Cessna 182QS/N 18266306 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine 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.

(-23) The pilot stated that after normal runup, he proceeded to takeoff from Palo Alto, CA. Airport runway 13. The pilot noticed that the airplane was not accelerating normally and manifold pressure dropped to 20 inches. He aborted the takeoff, but could not slow down enough to make a normal runway exit at the departure end. Therefore, he overshot the exit taxiway on the left side and came to rest after the left iwng collided with the circuit breaker shed located just off the left side of the taxiway. An inspection of the a/c revealed that there was damage to the left wing leading edge, including some damage to the trailing edge on thre underside of the left wing forward of the aileron. After the intial inspection was accomplished the leasing edge was temporarily repaired until permanent repairs could be made in long beach, CA. Further investigation on the carburetor revealed that the float was stuck causing the acceleration problem. The a/c was flown on a ferry flight to long beach, CA. For the permanent repairs to the leading edge and the underside of the wing. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER NORMAL RUNUP, HE PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF FROM PALO ALTO, CA. AIRPORT RUNWAY 13. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED TO 20 INCHES. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT COULD NOT SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE A NORMAL RUNWAY EXIT AT THE DEPARTURE END. THEREFORE, HE OVERSHOT THE EXIT TAXIWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND CAME TO REST AFTER THE LEFT IWNG COLLIDED WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SHED LOCATED JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. AN INSPECTION OF THE A/C REVEALED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, INCLUDING SOME DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE ON THRE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING FORWARD OF THE AILERON. AFTER THE INTIAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE LEASING EDGE WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE IN LONG BEACH, CA. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THAT THE FLOAT WAS STUCK CAUSING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE A/C WAS FLOWN ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO LONG BEACH, CA. FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE LEADING EDGE AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N759VZ · 1

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

Accident 19790401043101AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Van Nuys, CAPilot taxied aircraft into wing of parked airplane.Apr 1, 1979 · Substantial damage