# Accident 20110827019799A: Cessna 182C, Grand Marais, MN, August 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8228° N, 90.4072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8228&lon=-90.4072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9011T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9011T-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,240 total, 800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA600) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019799A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2011 AIRCRAFT N9011T DEPARTED DEVILS TRACK LAKE, MN HEADING SE, WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. AFTER LIFT OFF FROM THE LAKE, AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 100 AGL AND ABOVE THE TREE TOP LEVEL, WAS NEVER ABLE TO GAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE 60 MPH, UNABLE TO CLIMB ANY HIGHER, PILOT BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING LANDING OPTIONS AND FELT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE HIGHER TREES AT THE SOUTH EAST END OF THE LAKE, ADJUSTED FLIGHT PATH TO AVOID TREES AT EAST END OF LAKE OVER A PENINSULA DIVIDING THE MAIN LAKE FROM A SMALL BAY. AFTER LANDING IN THE BAY AIRCRAFT FLOAT CAUGHT SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN IN ABOUT 12 INCHES OF WATER. EVERYONE EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AND WALKED TO A NEIGHBORING HOME TO NOTIFY AUTHORITIES. NO ONE WAS HURT, MINOR BUMPS AND SCRAPES.

## 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 CEN11CA600](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA600), Aug 27, 2011: Cessna 182C (N9011T), Grand Marais, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to land the airplane when he realized the airplane's performance was insufficient to clear approaching terrain during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing to the…

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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