# Accident 20070708017729A: Cessna 182, Lexington, TX, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, TX
- Airport: Lexington Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4125° N, 96.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4125&lon=-96.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5518B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5518B-2008-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 657 total, 123 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708017729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 65 KNOTS DUE TO SEEING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY WHEN HE BROUGHT THE ENGINE TO IDLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 900 TO 1000 FEET THRU 24 TO 40 INCH TALL GRASS BEFORE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. HE REPORTED THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND BOTH WINGS RECEIVED DAMAGE WITH THE R/H WING SPAR BEING CRACKED. THE NOSE GEAR WAS KNOCKED OFF AND STARTED PLOWING IN THE SOFT DIRT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 FEET PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST.

## 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 DFW07LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA179), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Lexington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from the unsuitable runway. Contributing to this accident was the soft terrain in the overrun area.

## Other reports on N5518B (1)

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

- [Accident 19730511010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010689A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5518B), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 77K.thunderstorm apchg arpt prior to acdt.

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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