# Accident 20170114000369A: Cessna 182J, Mobile, AL, January 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2017, 10:47 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Mobile Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6267° N, 88.0681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6267&lon=-88.0681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707RB-2019-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170114000369A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 14, 2017, THE PILOT OF N707RB WAS TAKING OFF FROM MOBILE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (BFM) IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET WHERE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED INTO A LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CORRECT THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO THE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT THEN STARTED A DESCENT TO TRY AND GAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING BEFORE THE AIRSPEED AND FLIGHT PATH COULD BE CORRECTED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA17CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA089), Jan 14, 2017: Cessna 182 (N707RB), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb.

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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