# Accident 20141211021009A: Cessna 182T, Wendover, UT, December 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2014, 19:50 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7186° N, 114.0286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7186&lon=-114.0286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961GW-2015-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 14 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141211021009A

## Narrative

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

AFTER PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO FLIGHT MANEUVER, DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DURING A LEFT TURN, IMPACTING THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING.

DARK NIGHT VFR CONDITIONS PRIOR TO COMPLETE MOONRISE WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 WPR15CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA059), Dec 12, 2014: Cessna 182T (N961GW), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness during a turn which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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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