# Accident 20131216023949A: Cessna 182T, Burlington, NC, December 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2013, 21:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Airport: Burlington-Alamance Regional A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0489° N, 79.4742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0489&lon=-79.4742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-AB1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 22 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131216023949A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 16, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 21:00 EST, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING NIGHT CURRENCY TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE 3RD TAKEOFF OF THE NIGHT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER ROTATION.  THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS AND CROSSED AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY.  AFTER CROSSING THE TAXIWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA072), Dec 17, 2013: Cessna 182T (N963CP), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the elevator control system.

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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