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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna TR182 · Midland, TX · September 5, 2015

Date: September 5, 2015 · 18:36 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Midland International Air & Sp
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4707S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA404
Reported as: Cessna TR182
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N4707SRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201393 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna TR182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 5, 2015 at 1836 local time, a 1979 Cessna CE-182-TR (rg), aircraft bearing registration number N4707S, registered to e&b aero, LLC, departed runway 16R at the Midland international air & space port (maf). Air traffic control cleared the aircraft for a right turn on course to el paso. After takeoff, the pilot reported the airplane was unable to climb and made a hard landing in a field two (2) miles south of the departing runway. The aircraft was being operated under part 91 visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the pilot was seriously injured. One of the three passengers sustained minor injuries while the other two passengers sustained no injuries. The flight originated from el paso to Midland, Texas on September 5, 2015 at 10:50 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 AT 1836 LOCAL TIME, A 1979 CESSNA CE-182-TR (RG), AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N4707S, REGISTERED TO E&B AERO, LLC, DEPARTED RUNWAY 16R AT THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR & SPACE PORT (MAF). AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A RIGHT TURN ON COURSE TO EL PASO. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND MADE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD TWO (2) MILES SOUTH OF THE DEPARTING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. ONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EL PASO TO MIDLAND, TEXAS ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 AT 10:50 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15LA404Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMidland, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.Sep 5, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4707S · 1

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

Incident 19870907055879IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Casper, WYAccidently activated gear switch in place of flaps. The landing gear retracted on the landing rollout.Sep 7, 1987 · Minor damage