# Accident 20100604037689A: Cessna 182P, Rainelle, WV, June 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rainelle, WV
- Airport: Rainelle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9486° N, 80.7164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9486&lon=-80.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111VP-2011-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604037689A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 35, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO BECOME AIRBORNE, WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, AND LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES AND DOWN A SLOPE 40 FEET INTO A HEAVILY WOODED RAVINE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE CONDITIONS WERE VMC, TEMPERATURE 79 DEGREES F, RELATIVE HUMIDITY 58%, WINDSPEED 5 MPH AT 260 DEGREES. THE RUNWAY IS GRASS AND HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MOWED 1 WEEK EARLIER. THE RUNWAY WAS SOGGY IN AREAS DUE TO PREVIOUS RAIN EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND THE WEEK PRIOR. THERE WERE 3 MALE PASSENGERS ABOARD AND 3 PIECES OF LUGGAGE IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE LUGGAGE WAS 87 LBS. EACH PASSENGER, INCLUDING THE PILOT, WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 180 LBS. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY  228 LBS OF FUEL ABOARD (38 GALLONS). NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOGGED DOWN IN SPOTS AS IT WAS MOVING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS 3300 FEET IN LENGTH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SKID MARKS FROM BRAKING APPEAR 375 FEET PRIOR TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET TO 5 DEGREES NOSE DOWN AND THE FLAPS WERE SET TO 10 DEGREES.

## 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 ERA10LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA296), Jun 4, 2010: Cessna 182P (N111VP), Rainelle, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately assess the runway conditions prior to attempting a takeoff and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner resulting in an on-ground collision with trees.

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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