# Accident 20010728023359A: Cessna 182Q, Ocala, FL, July 28, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 28, 2001, 08:15 local time - Place: Ocala, FL - Airport: Flyingdutchman - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.8792° N, 82.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8792&lon=-82.7594&mi=10 - Aircraft: N78234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78234-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 40 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA200) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728023359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WET GRASS AIRSTRIP, RAN THROUGH FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY. (.19) ON JULY 27, 2001, ABOUT 0815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N78234, REGISTERED TO TLC LAND TRUST, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED INTO A FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR OCALA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THREE SEATED PASSENGERS, AND ONE SMALL CHILD RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHOSE TO TAKE OFF WITH THE DOWNHILL GRADE, AND HAD SET 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD, AND HE HAD REARWARD ELEVATOR PRESSURE APPLIED FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT HE ALLOWED THE NOSE TO GET A LITTLE HIGH, AND HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN, SO HE RELEASED SOME OF THE BACK PRESSURE. THE PILOT ALSO SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ACCELERATING IN GROUND EFFECT, AND WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF THE RUNW AY LEFT, HE BELIEVED THAT HE COULD EASILY STOP THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID HE ADDED AS MUCH RUDDER AS HE FELT WOULD BE SAFE, AND AIMED THE AIRCRAFT AT WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE LOWEST PART OF THE FENCE AHEAD OF HIM. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ABOUT TO PULL THE MIXTURE, WHEN HE DECIDED TO ADD POWER AND JUMP THE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FENCE WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND TAIL, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) ON JULY 28, 2001, ABOUT 0815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N78234, REGISTERED TO TLC LAND TRUST, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED INTO A FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR OCALA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THREE SEATED PASSENGERS, AND ONE SMALL CHILD RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHOSE TO TAKE OFF WITH THE DOWNHILL GRADE, AND HAD SET 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS FULL FORWARD, AND REARWARD ELEV ATOR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE NOSE GOT A LITTLE HIGH, AND HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN, SO HE RELEASED SOME OF THE BACK PRESSURE. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT BEEN ACCELERATING IN GROUND EFFECT, AND WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF THE RUNWAY LEFT, HE BELIEVED THAT HE COULD EASILY STOP THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID HE ADDED AS MUCH ELEVATOR AS HE FELT WOULD BE SAFE, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HE SAID HE AIMED FOR WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE LOWEST PART OF THE FENCE AHEAD OF HIM, AND WAS ABOUT TO PULL THE MIXTURE, WHEN HE DECIDED TO ADD POWER AND JUMP THE FENCE INSTEAD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FENCE WITH THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND TAIL, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SAID THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS. ## 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 MIA01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA200), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N78234), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to properly judge takeoff distance, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in the aircraft colliding with a fence at the end… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.