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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182F · Warrenton, VA · June 23, 2011

Date
June 23, 2011 · 11:30 local
Place
Warrenton, VA
Airport
Warrenton Air Park
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3152U
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11LA357
Reported as
Cessna 182F
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was taxiing to runway 22 at Warrenton Air Park when the left main gear broke off of the arcraft. Airplane came to rest on its belly. Major damage done to left horizontal stabilizer and left elevator. This is a skydiving operation. No one was injuried.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 22 AT WARRENTON AIR PARK WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE ARCRAFT. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY. MAJOR DAMAGE DONE TO LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT ELEVATOR. THIS IS A SKYDIVING OPERATION. NO ONE WAS INJURIED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.