- Date
- April 28, 1984, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Louisa, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N52790Cessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428014719A
- Case key
- 6445
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Analysis
The plt reported that the grass & ridges on the strip held the acft's speed down more than expected during the takeoff roll, so the plt decided to abort. The plt later stated that he could have made it safely, but his 'instinct' was stronger so he decided to abort the takeoff. The acft rolled off the end of the rwy into a brier patch. The grass on the strip was about 4 inches high & there were small ridges down the center of the strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52790
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18262876
- Airframe hours
- 1,984
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R-25A, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jlt & Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983 · 63 hours before
- Destination
- W49 · Culpeper, VA
- Airport
- Louisa Airpark
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 704 total · 704 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA, 55 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N52790 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.