# Accident 20111030025899A: Cessna 182K, Branson West, MO, October 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2011, 11:11 local time
- Place: Branson West, MO
- Airport: Branson West Municipal - Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6986° N, 93.4022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6986&lon=-93.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2893R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2893R-2016-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,582 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030025899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 21 AT BRANSON WEST MUNI - EMERSON FIELD (KFWB).  SHORTLY AFTER ADDING POWER, HIS SEAT MOVED BACK, AND HE COULD NOT REACH THE RUDDER PEDALS.  HE WAS ABLE TO REACH THE THROTTLE AND PULLED THE POWER BACK TO IDLE.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, CROSSED THE TAXIWAY, AND STOPPED AFTER ENTERING AN ADJACENT WATER CHANNEL.

## 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 CEN12LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA056), Oct 30, 2011: Cessna 182K (N2893R), Branson West, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that his seat was in a locked position before takeoff, which resulted in the seat sliding rearward and the subsequent loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N2893R (1)

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

- [Accident 19970201001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970201001019A), Feb 1, 1997: Cessna 182K (N2893R), El Dorado, KS, Substantial damage. Veered off runway into a ditch landing. (.4)the pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right. He stated he was unable to…

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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