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FAA incident report · Cessna T182T · Reserve, NM · March 22, 2003

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Date
March 22, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place
Reserve, NM
Airport
Negrito Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5156M
Reported as
Cessna T182T
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total
N5156MRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18208145 · Built 2002Airframe modelCessna T182TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 23, 2003 approximately 1900, Mr. Jones contacted me on my home telephone, that at my permission the comm center had given him. Mr. Jones stated that he had landed at Negrito Airstrip, which is a dirt runway used as a firebase by firefighting aircraft, not knowing that it was covered in deep mud. After landing Mr. Jones further stated that he walked the runway and decided to attempt a takeoff. During takeoff Mr. Jones stated the aircraft was having a difficult time getting to speed. Mr. Jones was able to get the aircraft off the ground, but stated he was approaching a group of trees near the end of the runway and decided to abort the takeoff. Mr. Jones stated he then cut the power, the airplane settled back on the runway and approximately 100 yards off the end. The nose gear was in mud over the nose wheel wheel "pants". The aircraft tiped up on the left side as the aircraftrotated slightly counterclockwise. The right wing tip struck the ground breaking the navigation light lens and bending up the wing tip. There was no damage to the front spar. All three propeller blades were bent back and the right main gear tire/wheel "pant" was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2003 APPROXIMATELY 1900, MR. JONES CONTACTED ME ON MY HOME TELEPHONE, THAT AT MY PERMISSION THE COMM CENTER HAD GIVEN HIM. MR. JONES STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED AT NEGRITO AIRSTRIP, WHICH IS A DIRT RUNWAY USED AS A FIREBASE BY FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT, NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS COVERED IN DEEP MUD. AFTER LANDING MR. JONES FURTHER STATED THAT HE WALKED THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF. DURING TAKEOFF MR. JONES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING TO SPEED. MR. JONES WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND, BUT STATED HE WAS APPROACHING A GROUP OF TREES NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. MR. JONES STATED HE THEN CUT THE POWER, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS OFF THE END. THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN MUD OVER THE NOSE WHEEL WHEEL "PANTS". THE AIRCRAFT TIPED UP ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THE AIRCRAFTROTATED SLIGHTLY COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND BREAKING THE NAVIGATION LIGHT LENS AND BENDING UP THE WING TIP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SPAR. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT BACK AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE/WHEEL "PANT" WAS DESTROYED.