# Accident 20200603007369A: Cessna 182L, Sandia, TX, June 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sandia, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9939° N, 97.8206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9939&lon=-97.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3107R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3107R-2020-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,672 total, 76 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200603007369A

## Narrative

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

PIC PERFORMED PREFLIGHT AND RUN UP WITH ALL INDICATIONS GOOD. PILOT BEGAN HEADING SE ON RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH STANDING WATER IN A LOW SPOT OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTED TO STICK, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WAS HEADING FOR THE FENCE. WHEN THE PILOT PULLED UP, THE NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND BUT, THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A TREE AND THE PLANE CARTWHEELED THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN AN OPEN FIELD OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE TAIL SECTION, THE WINGS AND FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE PILOT ESCAPED BUT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR20CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA164), Jun 3, 2020: Cessna 182 (N3107R), Sandia, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff from a soft airstrip that resulted in a collision with objects.

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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