# NTSB ATL84LA154: Cessna 182P, N52790, Louisa, VA, April 28, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 28, 1984, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Coordinates: 38.010845, -77.9906 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0108&lon=-77.9906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6445/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA154

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52790-2017-06-19), registration cancelled 2017-06-19, S/N 18262846, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18262876
- Airframe hours: 1984
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; 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)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840428014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840428014719A), Apr 28, 1984: Cessna 182P, Louisa, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft ran off end of runway into brier patch.

## Other investigations on N52790 (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 ERA10TA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA197), Mar 30, 2010: Cessna 182P (N52790), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons following a reported severe turbulence encounter.

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.

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