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FAA accident report · Cessna R182 · Marksville, LA · September 17, 2020

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Date
September 17, 2020 · 18:34 local
Place
Marksville, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6208T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA411
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
467 total56 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
N6208TRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2025 · Cessna R182S/N R18201936 · Built 1983Airframe modelCessna R182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

09/18/2020

Narrative of events:

Drove to lafayette airport after dark with my wife. Got the rental book from privacy data omitted and went out and executed pre-flight inspection of N6208T. Everything normal and boarded aircraft. Requested VFR flight following and taxied out to runway 4R. After normal run up and all checks complete taxied onto runway 4R, pulled back on yoke to reduce minor shimmying and slowly brought yoke back to regular position for departure exiting to the north. Routine flight to Marksville municipal and made normal landing. Taxied to main building tie down area. Shutdown engine and departed aircraft for bio break. Another inspection of the aircraft, boarded for return to lafayette regional. Normal startup and announced my intentions while taxing to runway 4. Taxied to hold line on ru way 4 for a run up. All checks complete and announced my intentions on the common frequency· turned onto runway, pulled the yoke back to eliminate shimmy and started to add power, checked engine performance, added more power. Nose seemed to drop a bit, added more power. Checked engine performance again, hand on throttle and yoke, then nose dropped much lower then made ground contact. Pulled power, aircraft skidded down runway swerving to the left and stopped in the grass. Turned off key, master switch, removed myself and wife from aircraft. Called privacy data omitted and airport manager privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

09/18/2020

NARRATIVE OF EVENTS:

DROVE TO LAFAYETTE AIRPORT AFTER DARK WITH MY WIFE. GOT THE RENTAL BOOK FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WENT OUT AND EXECUTED PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF N6208T. EVERYTHING NORMAL AND BOARDED AIRCRAFT. REQUESTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 4R. AFTER NORMAL RUN UP AND ALL CHECKS COMPLETE TAXIED ONTO RUNWAY 4R, PULLED BACK ON YOKE TO REDUCE MINOR SHIMMYING AND SLOWLY BROUGHT YOKE BACK TO REGULAR POSITION FOR DEPARTURE EXITING TO THE NORTH. ROUTINE FLIGHT TO MARKSVILLE MUNICIPAL AND MADE NORMAL LANDING. TAXIED TO MAIN BUILDING TIE DOWN AREA. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND DEPARTED AIRCRAFT FOR BIO BREAK. ANOTHER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOARDED FOR RETURN TO LAFAYETTE REGIONAL. NORMAL STARTUP AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS WHILE TAXING TO RUNWAY 4. TAXIED TO HOLD LINE ON RU WAY 4 FOR A RUN UP. ALL CHECKS COMPLETE AND ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON THE COMMON FREQUENCY· TURNED ONTO RUNWAY, PULLED THE YOKE BACK TO ELIMINATE SHIMMY AND STARTED TO ADD POWER, CHECKED ENGINE PERFORMANCE, ADDED MORE POWER. NOSE SEEMED TO DROP A BIT, ADDED MORE POWER. CHECKED ENGINE PERFORMANCE AGAIN, HAND ON THROTTLE AND YOKE, THEN NOSE DROPPED MUCH LOWER THEN MADE GROUND CONTACT. PULLED POWER, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY SWERVING TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED IN THE GRASS. TURNED OFF KEY, MASTER SWITCH, REMOVED MYSELF AND WIFE FROM AIRCRAFT. CALLED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20CA411Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportMarksville, LAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to ensure the landing gear handle in the “down” position which resulted in the landing gear retracting during takeoff, a loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.Sep 17, 2020 · Substantial damage