# Accident 20150718009679A: Cessna 182Q, Hidden Splendor, UT, July 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2015, 14:48 local time
- Place: Hidden Splendor, UT
- Airport: Hidden Splendor Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5661° N, 110.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5661&lon=-110.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735JB-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 500 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718009679A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DIP IN THE RUNWAY AS THEY BECAME AIRBORNE.  THE PILOT ALSO BELIEVES A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AT ABOUT THIS TIME THAT FORCED THEM INTO A BANK.  THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A DIRT MOUND AND THE AIRCRAFTS WHEELS TOUCHED BACK DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN A HILL WITH THE TAIL BEING CAUGHT ON A LOWER LEDGE.

## 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 GAA15CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA189), Jul 18, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N735JB), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N735JB (1)

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

- [Accident 19791215036409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036409A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182Q (N735JB), Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Wind veered aircraft off icy runway into area of snow. Aircraft was thrown over by gusty surface wind.

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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