20070528007489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182G · Moab, UT · May 28, 2007

Date: May 28, 2007 · 06:45 local
Place: Moab, UT
Airport: Canyonlands Field
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: S2GA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2164R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA137
Reported as: Cessna 182G
Reported engine: Continental O470A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,900 total1,510 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N2164RRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2007 · Cessna 182GS/N 18255364 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 182G 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 departed Moab (Canyonlands-cny) runway 03 with an early right turn out to the southbound in a climb. Aircraft made a left turn to a north heading, then left wing dropped and nosed down. Aircraft hit the ground left wing & left main gear followed by engine. It slid sideways on the fuselage bouncing back into the air and then hitting right wing coming to rest facing a westerly direction. Both wings had broken off at fuselage. Left main & nose gear separated from the aircraft and engine was canted up at a 30 degree angle. Fuel was leaking from both tanks when an eyewitness arrived at the aircraft and spoke with the pilot while calling emergency response crew at Moab on his cell phone. The pilot was pinned in the wreckage by the dash but was conscious & speaking with eyewitness. Aircraft appeared to be under power when it hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MOAB (CANYONLANDS-CNY) RUNWAY 03 WITH AN EARLY RIGHT TURN OUT TO THE SOUTHBOUND IN A CLIMB. AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN TO A NORTH HEADING, THEN LEFT WING DROPPED AND NOSED DOWN. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND LEFT WING & LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY ENGINE. IT SLID SIDEWAYS ON THE FUSELAGE BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN HITTING RIGHT WING COMING TO REST FACING A WESTERLY DIRECTION. BOTH WINGS HAD BROKEN OFF AT FUSELAGE. LEFT MAIN & NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WAS CANTED UP AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM BOTH TANKS WHEN AN EYEWITNESS ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND SPOKE WITH THE PILOT WHILE CALLING EMERGENCY RESPONSE CREW AT MOAB ON HIS CELL PHONE. THE PILOT WAS PINNED IN THE WRECKAGE BY THE DASH BUT WAS CONSCIOUS & SPEAKING WITH EYEWITNESS. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE UNDER POWER WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND.

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 SEA07LA137Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoab, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering after takeoff.May 28, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2164R · 1

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

Accident 19970713044469ALevel Off Touchdown · Fresno, CAStalled on high level flare. Impacted runway on nose gear. Damaged firewall and airframe nose section.Jul 13, 1997 · Substantial damage