# Accident 20120422012259A: Cessna 182J, Delle, UT, April 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Delle, UT
- Airport: Delle, Utah
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7750° N, 112.7944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7750&lon=-112.7944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2701F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2701F-2012-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120422012259A

## Narrative

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

N2701F HAD LANDED AT DELLE A PRIVATE FIELD. AT THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY IS A LARGE PARKING LOT, FOR THE ADJACENT TRUCK STOP. A LARGE PILE OF ROAD GRAVEL HAD BEEN DUMPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PARKING LOT. N2701F DECIDED TO USE THIS PARKING LOT TO TAKE OFF ON INSTEAD OF THE RUNWAY. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE STRUCK THIS LARGE MOUND OF ROAD GRAVEL.

## 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 WPR12CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA179), Apr 22, 2012: Cessna 182J (N2701F), Delle, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly monitor the environment during the departure from a gravel parking area and runway, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with a mound of gravel.

## Other reports on N2701F (1)

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

- [Accident 19761030035252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761030035252A), Oct 30, 1976: Cessna 182J (N2701F), Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. N66827 taxied onto active runway in front of N2701F on takeoff roll at 60 mph.

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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