- Date
- March 18, 1990, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Louisburg, NC
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5322BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900318004669A
- Case key
- 8219
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the take off roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the take off roll the airplane began veering to the left. He applied right rudder, while full right aileron was applied, to control the drift. Because of the wind gust and mud on the side of the runway the drift continued. The left wheel hit a 'runway drag-sled', separated from airplane and the airplane veered into a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5322B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33322
- Engine
- Continental O-470-1, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Operator
- Fayard Enterprises, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- LFN
- Destination
- LFN
- Airport
- LFN · Franklin Co., runway 23, 2,650 × 20 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 669 total · 178 in this make and model · 122 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 25 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.
Other investigations on N5322B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.