# Accident 20150905015949A: Cessna TR182, Midland, TX, September 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2015, 18:36 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Air & Sp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9081° N, 102.2008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9081&lon=-102.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4707S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150905015949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA404), Sep 5, 2015: Cessna TR182 (N4707S), Midland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N4707S (1)

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

- [Incident 19870907055879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907055879I), Sep 7, 1987: Cessna TR182 (N4707S), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Accidently activated gear switch in place of flaps. The landing gear retracted on the landing rollout.

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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