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FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Topeka, KS · August 8, 2003

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Date
August 8, 2003 · 16:30 local
Place
Topeka, KS
Airport
Buena Terra Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2064R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03FA251
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,143 total431 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N2064RRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2006 · Cessna 182GS/N 18255264 · Built 1964Airframe modelCessna 182GEngine 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 atp-rated pilot took off at the Buena Terra airpark near Topeka, Kansas on the 2000 ft. grass runway 35 at 4:30 pm. The pleasure flight was being operated under CFR 14 part 91 with two passengers including baggage, and an intended destination of pittsburg, KS. The aircraft, according to witnesses, appeared to mush over a house and tree at the end of the runway, pulled up to clear power lines approximately 300 ft. north of the house and crashed in a ravine just north of the 62 st. crossroad. The aircraft was destroyed and had approximately 50 gallons of fuel onboard, but there was no fire. The pilot was fatally injured, the co-pilot seat passenger sustained serious injuries, with the rear seat passenger sustaining minor injuries. Weather at the time was VMC, temperature approximately 91 degrees, and the wind was reported to be about 3 to 4 knots at 060. Weather report taken from Topeka billard airport five miles south of the private airpark. (Note) total hours, hours make & model, and hours last 90 days are based on the pilot's five year average per month between 12-04-97 and 03-17-03. Regulation checkride information up to 03-17-03. All checkride information not available.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ATP-RATED PILOT TOOK OFF AT THE BUENA TERRA AIRPARK NEAR TOPEKA, KANSAS ON THE 2000 FT. GRASS RUNWAY 35 AT 4:30 PM. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR 14 PART 91 WITH TWO PASSENGERS INCLUDING BAGGAGE, AND AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF PITTSBURG, KS. THE AIRCRAFT, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, APPEARED TO MUSH OVER A HOUSE AND TREE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PULLED UP TO CLEAR POWER LINES APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. NORTH OF THE HOUSE AND CRASHED IN A RAVINE JUST NORTH OF THE 62 ST. CROSSROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD, BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE CO-PILOT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, WITH THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, TEMPERATURE APPROXIMATELY 91 DEGREES, AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE ABOUT 3 TO 4 KNOTS AT 060. WEATHER REPORT TAKEN FROM TOPEKA BILLARD AIRPORT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE PRIVATE AIRPARK. (NOTE) TOTAL HOURS, HOURS MAKE & MODEL, AND HOURS LAST 90 DAYS ARE BASED ON THE PILOT'S FIVE YEAR AVERAGE PER MONTH BETWEEN 12-04-97 AND 03-17-03. REGULATION CHECKRIDE INFORMATION UP TO 03-17-03. ALL CHECKRIDE INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03FA251Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTopeka, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall during takeoff. Contributing factors were the low altitude he was at during the takeoff, and the trees.Aug 8, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2064R · 1

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

Incident 19990709018739IClimb · Hutchinson, KS(-5)Aircraft departed Hutchinson, Kansas enroute to junction city, Kansas. Approxiamtely six miles northeast of Hutchinson, and at an altitude of 3000 feet. The engine suddently lost power. The pilot successfully landed the aircraft on a dirt road with no…Jul 9, 1999