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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Ama, LA · September 25, 2015

Date: September 25, 2015 · 17:35 local
Place: Ama, LA
Airport: St Charles
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6361B
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA278
Reported as: Cessna 182A
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N6361BRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2016 · Cessna 182AS/N 34261 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Investigation revealed no mechanical irregularities and the aircraft appeared to have an annual inspection on the airframe, engine and propeller within the last 30 days. Pilot was current and qualified with no prior accidents. Pilot was operating off of a private grass strip. Hunters were running hunting dogs in the woods to the west of the runway hunting rabbits. Pilot has elected to take off on the easterly edge of the runway to give himself a bit more room in case the dogs ran across the runway. After liftoff, the left wing struck a tree limb and spun the plane into the woods. Witness accounts matched pilot?s. evidences supports.

As the FAA filed it

INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS. PILOT WAS CURRENT AND QUALIFIED WITH NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. PILOT WAS OPERATING OFF OF A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. HUNTERS WERE RUNNING HUNTING DOGS IN THE WOODS TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY HUNTING RABBITS. PILOT HAS ELECTED TO TAKE OFF ON THE EASTERLY EDGE OF THE RUNWAY TO GIVE HIMSELF A BIT MORE ROOM IN CASE THE DOGS RAN ACROSS THE RUNWAY. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE LIMB AND SPUN THE PLANE INTO THE WOODS. WITNESS ACCOUNTS MATCHED PILOT?S. EVIDENCES SUPPORTS.

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 GAA15CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAma, LAThe pilot's decision to takeoff on a partially obstructed runway, which resulted in a collision with trees.Sep 25, 2015 · Substantial damage