# Accident 20070111006999A: Cessna TR182, San Diego, CA, January 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2007, 12:11 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8156° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8156&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5443S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5443S-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,806 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070111006999A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA07LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA046), Jan 11, 2007: Cessna TR182 (N5443S), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N5443S (1)

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

- [Incident 19851115073969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851115073969I), Nov 15, 1985: Cessna TR182 (N5443S), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. Gear up landing in field due to power loss on takeoff. Seals failed in turbocharger.

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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