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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182T · Elyria, OH · August 10, 2019

Date: August 10, 2019 · 11:30 local
Place: Elyria, OH
Airport: Lorain County Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N354CP
Reported as: Cessna 182T
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total550 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N354CPRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18281506 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 182T Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While performing a soft-field takeoff from runway 25 at klpr. The aircraft was beginning to lift off the pilot began to lose directional control of the aircraft to the left. The CFI took control of the aircraft as it went off to the left of the runway and was able to return it to a normal climb position over the runway. Both crewmembers had no indication that the aircraft had struck anything until later returning the aircraft to the hanger. Damage was observed to the underside of the pilot side horizontal stabilizer as a result of striking a runway light.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 25 AT KLPR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEGINNING TO LIFT OFF THE PILOT BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT WENT OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN IT TO A NORMAL CLIMB POSITION OVER THE RUNWAY. BOTH CREWMEMBERS HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK ANYTHING UNTIL LATER RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGER. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PILOT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT.