# Accident 20010611019539A: Cessna R182, Raymore, MO, June 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Raymore, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8093° N, 94.4510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8093&lon=-94.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344C-2012-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010611019539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT AT 600 TO 800 FEET AGL WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN, MASSIVE JOLT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A SPRIALING DIVE TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN SOME CONTROL OVER THE AIRPLANE AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT THE LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT), LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI. THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A GUY WIRE OF AN 843-FOOT TALL ANTENNA LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF RAYMORE, MISSOURI, APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LXT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND AILERON, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 40 INCHES OF THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERED.  THE REMAINING LEFT WING ALSO EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF BEING FORCED AFT, WITH BUCKLING OF UPPER AND LOWER WING SKINS, AND WING SKIN BULGES AT THE AFT SPAR ATTACH POINTS.  THE WING WAS SEVERED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE LEFT AILERON ACTUATOR AND CONTROL CABLES.

## 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 CHI01LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA161), Jun 11, 2001: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Raymore, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to see and avoid the guy wires associated with a lighted tower. A factor associated with the accident was the guy wire.

## Other reports on N2344C (2)

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

- [Accident 20110629011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110629011499A), Jun 29, 2011: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Thornton, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 06/29/2011 at 1523 local, approximately 8 NM northwest of denver international airport (kden), while conducting turns at approximately 500 to 600 feet AGL,…
- [Incident 20060824016619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824016619I), Aug 24, 2006: Cessna R182 (N2344C), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on final to runway 17R. The pilot stated that he completed his landing check but decided to leave the gear up until short final to be courteous…

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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