# Accident 20120526010279A: Cessna 182M, Vashon Island, WA, May 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2012, 10:39 local time
- Place: Vashon Island, WA
- Airport: Vason Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4583° N, 122.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4583&lon=-122.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70658, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70658) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526010279A

## Narrative

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

NOTIFIED OF AN ACCIDENT AT VASHON ISLAND, WA AIRPORT, (2S1). AICRAFT INVOLVED IS A CESSNA 182M WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITH THREE PASSENGERS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE OVERWEIGHT BY THE WAY IT WAS HANDLING JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A WHEEL IN SOFT WET GRASS. HE STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BERM AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A DITCH BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR12CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA226), May 26, 2012: Cessna 182M (N70658), Vashon Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during a rejected takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.

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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