# NTSB CEN09CA089: Cessna 182, N44LL, Gillespie, IL, November 28, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 28, 2008, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Gillespie, IL
- Coordinates: 39.18222, -89.821662
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1822&lon=-89.8217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 2009
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Springfield FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA089
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69570/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA089

## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to take off with a known obstacle on the runway.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition; cases with it: [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that a 6-inch drainage pipe was lying across his private airstrip at the 1,600-foot mark of his 3,800-foot grass airstrip. He did two practice landings and takeoffs to make certain that he could land and takeoff without hitting the drainage pipe. After the second landing, he took three passengers for a flight. He reported that the takeoff was fine and he lifted off the runway 200 - 300 feet from the pipe. He reported that during the landing he did not get the airplane stopped in time and the airplane struck the drainage pipe and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and the passengers were not injured.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that a 6-inch drainage pipe was lying across his private airstrip at the 1,600-foot mark of his 3,800-foot grass airstrip. He did two practice landings and takeoffs to make certain that he could land and takeoff without hitting the drainage pipe. After the second landing, he took three passengers for a flight. He reported that the takeoff was fine and he lifted off the runway 200 - 300 feet from the pipe. He reported that during the landing he did not get the airplane stopped in time and the airplane struck the drainage pipe and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and the passengers were not injured.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (Q)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-67355
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Loveless Enterprises
- Registered owner: Loveless Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: LL45, Gillespie, IL
- Destination: LL45, Gillespie, IL
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LL45, Lindell Loveless Airport, runway 36

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 80; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 2, 2008; flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20081128856249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081128856249A), Nov 28, 2008: Cessna 182Q, Gillespie, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 28, 2008, the pilot of N44L had conducted some practice takeoffs and landings at his private airstrip prior to giving a ride to 3 other…

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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