# Accident 20161023021389A: Cessna 182Q, Buffalo, WY, October 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3856° N, 106.6206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3856&lon=-106.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97878-2019-03-09) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023021389A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED CHECK LIST FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## 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 CEN17LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA025), Oct 23, 2016: Cessna 182Q (N97878), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to set the proper flap position before the short field takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with 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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