# Accident 20050406034329A: Cessna 182S, Pittsburgh, PA, April 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2005, 16:18 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3542° N, 79.9300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3542&lon=-79.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9521F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406034329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1618 HOURS, LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N9521F, A CESSNA 182-S, CRASHED DURING DEPARTURE ROLL AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT (AGC) IN WEST MIFFLIN PENNSYLVANIA. TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 NYC05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA067), Apr 6, 2005: Cessna 182S (N9521F), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind 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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