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FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Essex, NY · February 11, 2006

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Date
February 11, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place
Essex, NY
Airport
Bonebender
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N180JS
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
825 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N180JSRegistered now · Cessna 180JS/N 18052723 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 180JEngine 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 FAA was notified by an anonymous call and later by dec police on 2/13/06 of an aircraft accident at the 41NY airport that occurred on 2/11/06 at approximately 0845 local time. The aircraft was identified as N180JS a Cessna 180J. The aircraft was attempting to depart 41NY a private airport owned by privacy data omitted. The pilot was identified as privacy data omitted the other occupant was identified as privacy data omitted who has indicated he was a passenger during this flight. privacy data omitted Is also a pilot and the aircraft owner. Also onboard the aircraft was their dog. During the takeoff on the northerly runway, both occupants reported that the aircraft achieved a takeoff power of at 25" mp and 2600 rpms. The PIC has stated that she noticed that aircraft did not seem to be accelerating normally, but thought that it was too late to abort the takeoff and decided to continue with the hope the aircraft would become airborne enough to fly over a tree line that is approximately 15 feet high and then land in an adjacent field. Inspection of crash site revealed that the aircraft impacted the tree line about 3 feet in the air.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED BY AN ANONYMOUS CALL AND LATER BY DEC POLICE ON 2/13/06 OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE 41NY AIRPORT THAT OCCURRED ON 2/11/06 AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AS N180JS A CESSNA 180J. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART 41NY A PRIVATE AIRPORT OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OTHER OCCUPANT WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HAS INDICATED HE WAS A PASSENGER DURING THIS FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS ALSO A PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT OWNER. ALSO ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEIR DOG. DURING THE TAKEOFF ON THE NORTHERLY RUNWAY, BOTH OCCUPANTS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACHIEVED A TAKEOFF POWER OF AT 25" MP AND 2600 RPMS. THE PIC HAS STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO BE ACCELERATING NORMALLY, BUT THOUGHT THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE HOPE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD BECOME AIRBORNE ENOUGH TO FLY OVER A TREE LINE THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET HIGH AND THEN LAND IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. INSPECTION OF CRASH SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREE LINE ABOUT 3 FEET IN THE AIR.