# Accident 20071019832169A: Cessna 182P, Cedar Springs, MI, October 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2007, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Springs, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2583° N, 85.5458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2583&lon=-85.5458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1431S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1431S-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071019832169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVEATE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A 2000' TURF STRIP. (RWY 25) AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL AND 2 PASSENGERS. WINDS AND WX AT THE TIME WERE 240 @20 GUSTING. 4 MILES VIS 4000 FT CEILING. MID FIELD, ON CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH 500' REMAINING. THE DEPARTED THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. (INVESTIGATION CONTINUES)

## 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 CHI08CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA024), Oct 19, 2007: Cessna C-182 (N1431S), Cedar Springs, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with strong, gusty winds and his inability to stop the airplane prior to it traveling off the end of the runway during the delayed aborted takeoff. Factors associated…

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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