# Accident 20031007025669A: Cessna 182L, Randolph, UT, October 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Randolph, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6694° N, 111.1681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6694&lon=-111.1681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3348R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3348R-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total, 559 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007025669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10-7-03 PILOT TOKAR ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP NEAR RANDOLPH, UT. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, IT APPEARS THE PILOT MIGHT HAVE TRIED TO BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE THE AIRPLANE WAS READY TO FLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING STALLING AND THE WING TIP DRAGGING ALONG THE GROUND. THE PILOT RECOVERED MOMENTARILY, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST DOWN HILL. ACCORDING TO A FARMER WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH LIGHT WIND NO GUST. THE GPS READING AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED A FIELD ELEVATION OF 6352 FEET MSL.

## 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 DEN04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA004), Oct 7, 2003: Cessna 182L (N3348R), Randolph, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing factors were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.

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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