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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Donnelly, ID · August 20, 2022

Date: August 20, 2022 · 07:45 local
Place: Donnelly, ID
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N735DU
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA315
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total141 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N735DURegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18265349 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot over rotated during a soft-field takeoff from his private grass airstrip, and setttled back to the ground. He then elected to abort the takeoff and was unable to stop on the remaining runway due to nil breaking on the wet grass and overran the remaining runway, colliding with a fence and water-filled ditch.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OVER ROTATED DURING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP, AND SETTTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. HE THEN ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY DUE TO NIL BREAKING ON THE WET GRASS AND OVERRAN THE REMAINING RUNWAY, COLLIDING WITH A FENCE AND WATER-FILLED DITCH.

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 WPR22LA315Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDonnelly, IDThe pilot’s improper decision to takeoff from a wet grass runway which did not allow for adequate braking traction when the pilot aborted the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.Aug 20, 2022 · Substantial damage