# Accident 20011205036309A: Cessna 182E, Prescott, AZ, December 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2001, 10:11 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6575° N, 112.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6575&lon=-112.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3049Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3049Y-2002-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011205036309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21L, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AT A NORMAL RATE. WHEN THE PILOT WAS QUESTIONED BY THE TOWER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING AN UNSPECIFIED PROBLEM AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE TOWER AND WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A BANKED TURN. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTACLES DURING A FORCED LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 21L. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED EXTENSIVELY AFTER THE IMPACT. WITNESSES ALSO REPORT THAT AIRCRAFT LOCATED OUTSIDE ON THE AIRPORT OVERNIGHT HAD ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 INCHES OF ICE ADHERING TO THE UPPER PARTS OF ALL AIRCRAFT. THE RECORDED AIRPORT TEMPERATURE WAS 0 DEGREES 'C' 9 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS TIME, NO CAUSAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN.

## 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 LAX02FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA041), Dec 5, 2001: Cessna 182E (N3049Y), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately deice the airplane prior to takeoff, which resulted in the airplane's degraded aerodynamic and climb performance capability, failure to maintain an adequate…

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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