# Accident 20151113021949A: Cessna 182Q, Bowstring, MN, November 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bowstring, MN
- Airport: Bowstring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5586° N, 93.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5586&lon=-93.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717AT-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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151113021949A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 182 ATTEMPTED TO DEPART AIRPORT 9Y0, RUNWAY 25, FOR A LOCAL SCENIC FLIGHT.  SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMB.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND IMPACTED THE WINDSOCK 2089 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND 133 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE GROUND UNTIL IT IMPACTED A MOUND OF DIRT 179 FEET FROM THE WINDSOCK.

## 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 GAA16CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA050), Nov 13, 2015: Cessna 182Q (N717AT), Bowstring, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the critical angle of attack during takeoff which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with a wind sock and terrain.

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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