20050106000379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182J · La Verne, CA · January 6, 2005

Date: January 6, 2005 · 10:15 local
Place: La Verne, CA
Airport: Brackett Field Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3494F
Reported as: Cessna 182J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 215 total50 in the last 90 days

N3494FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18257494 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 182J Engine 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) Aircraft N3494F was on take-off roll from kpoc with a destination to kemt. Upon rotation, the pilot's seat extended to the aft position causing the pilot to lose directional control of the aircraft and veer right off the runway. The aircraft ended up about 15 feet into the center grass area just north of runway 26R. The aircraft propeller and nose gear had sustained mud contact. The aircraft and pilot sustained no visible damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N3494F WAS ON TAKE-OFF ROLL FROM KPOC WITH A DESTINATION TO KEMT. UPON ROTATION, THE PILOT'S SEAT EXTENDED TO THE AFT POSITION CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEER RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ABOUT 15 FEET INTO THE CENTER GRASS AREA JUST NORTH OF RUNWAY 26R. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR HAD SUSTAINED MUD CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.