# Accident 20160715011909A: Cessna 182A, Stevensville, MT, July 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2016, 06:30 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4617° N, 114.0783° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4617&lon=-114.0783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9928B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9928B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,355 total, 60 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160715011909A

## Narrative

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

LATERALLY SLOPING RUNWAY.  PILOT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL ON HIGH SIDE. AIRCRAFT DID NOT DRIFT DOWNSLOPE, ENTERED TALLER WET GRASS ON THE LEFT PULLING AIRCRAFT OFF INTO DEEPER GRASS AND STRUCK AN ALUMINUM SPRINKLER PIPE PULLING THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER OFF THE GRASS RUNWAY AREA. ELEVATOR STRUCK WATER PIPING AND CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT, FOUND NORTH OF FINAL RESTING PLACE. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CAUGHT FENCING, SPUN AIRCRAFT LEFT AND STOPPED INVERTED.

## 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 GAA16CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA376), Jul 15, 2016: Cessna 182 (N9928B), Stevensville, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from ground equipment during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with irrigation pipes, a loss of directional control, an impact with a fence, and…

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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