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FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · San Diego, CA · January 11, 2007

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Date
January 11, 2007 · 12:11 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5443S
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07LA046
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,806 total9 in the last 90 days
N5443SRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Cessna TR182S/N R18201572Airframe modelCessna TR182

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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 aircraft departed runway 23 and kmyf on an IFR flight plan bound for kcrq. Control tower personnel observed a normal take off and climb out until about 125 feet above the runway. The aircraft then pitched over nose down at about a 65-degree angle. The steep descent appeared to be straight and steady and at a fast airspeed. Engine power appeared to be high throughout the descent. The tower personnel said it did not have the look of a stall. The aircraft struck the right edge of the departure end of the runway and slid about 350 feet to a stop. The airport manager was first to arrive within minutes after the crash and applied first aid. The pilot was unconscious the first few minutes and then began to move around. As of this date, the pilot is in intensive care and is unable to speak. The aircraft configuration indicate that the flap handle and flap indicator were set to ten (10) degrees of flaps for the takeoff. However, the right flap is locked full down and the left flap, although resting at about five to ten degrees down after impact has a bent push rod. The trim tab on the right elevator is slightly more than 1/2 inch up.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 AND KMYF ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN BOUND FOR KCRQ. CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL OBSERVED A NORMAL TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT UNTIL ABOUT 125 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED OVER NOSE DOWN AT ABOUT A 65-DEGREE ANGLE. THE STEEP DESCENT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT AND STEADY AND AT A FAST AIRSPEED. ENGINE POWER APPEARED TO BE HIGH THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. THE TOWER PERSONNEL SAID IT DID NOT HAVE THE LOOK OF A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID ABOUT 350 FEET TO A STOP. THE AIRPORT MANAGER WAS FIRST TO ARRIVE WITHIN MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH AND APPLIED FIRST AID. THE PILOT WAS UNCONSCIOUS THE FIRST FEW MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO MOVE AROUND. AS OF THIS DATE, THE PILOT IS IN INTENSIVE CARE AND IS UNABLE TO SPEAK. THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION INDICATE THAT THE FLAP HANDLE AND FLAP INDICATOR WERE SET TO TEN (10) DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE TAKEOFF. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT FLAP IS LOCKED FULL DOWN AND THE LEFT FLAP, ALTHOUGH RESTING AT ABOUT FIVE TO TEN DEGREES DOWN AFTER IMPACT HAS A BENT PUSH ROD. THE TRIM TAB ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 1/2 INCH UP.

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 SEA07LA046Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Diego, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A contributing factor to the accident was the improper takeoff configuration of the airplane.Jan 11, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5443S · 1

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

Incident 19851115073969IForced/Precautionary Landing · Lakeville, MNGear up landing in field due to power loss on takeoff. Seals failed in turbocharger.Nov 15, 1985 · Minor damage