# NTSB CEN12CA665: Cessna 182, N82GS, Tiskilwa, IL, September 30, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 30, 2012, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Tiskilwa, IL - Coordinates: 41.382221, -89.754722 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3822&lon=-89.7547&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 4 minor - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 85182 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA665 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85182/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85182 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA665 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of control while preforming a short field takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041000/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182P, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2075816), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot departed from a 1,600-foot private airfield with three passengers in a single-engine airplane that had been modified for short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations. The pilot reported that he was doing a short field, maximum performance takeoff when the airplane encountered two strong wind gusts immediately after rotation, which caused the left wing tip to contact the ground and the airplane to nose over. Examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed that airplane was in a near-vertical, nose-down attitude, with the engine and propeller twisted about 90-degrees from the fuselage. Both wings had extensive damage, and the fuselage was crumpled and bent toward the cabin roof at a 45-degree angle. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane before the accident. According to the STOL manufacturer, a short field takeoff should be performed with 20-degrees of flaps and full throttle, followed by a lift-off at 35 knots, and then a level off and turn after reaching an airspeed of 45 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot with three passengers departed from a 1,600 foot private airfield, in a STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) modified single-engine airplane. In a statement to the FAA inspector, the pilot reported that he was doing a short field maximum performance take-off. The airplane encountered wind gusts which caused the left wing tip to contact and drag along the ground. In the pilot’s written statement, he stated that immediately after rotation, the airplane encountered two strong gusts of wind which caused the wing to contact the ground, and the airplane to nose over. Examination of the airplane at the accident site revealed that airplane was in a near vertical, nose down attitude, with the engine and propeller twisted about 90-degrees from the fuselage. Both the left and right wings had extensive damage. The fuselage about mid-span was crumpled and bent towards the cabin roof, at a 45-degree angle. Both main landing wheels were torn from the landing gear. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the crash. According to the STOL manufacturer's website, a short field take-off is performed with 20-degrees of flaps, full throttle, lifting off at 35 knots, level-off and then a turn out after reaching 45 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N82GS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82GS-2017-10-26), registration cancelled 2017-10-26, S/N 18263469, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (P) - 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: 18263469 - Airframe hours: 2203 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-550 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Peak Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Peak Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 18, 2012 - Departed: PVT, Tiskilwa, IL - Destination: KLOT, Romeoville, IL - Airport: PVT, Private ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 42; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 26, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 1,518 total, 312 in this make and model, 1,372 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: KVYS, 15 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 20120930022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120930022769A), Sep 30, 2012: Cessna 182P, Senachwine Town, IL, Destroyed. The aircraft was a Cessna 182P modified for short takeoff and landing (stol). The aircraft was operated from the pilot's privately owned grass runway. The… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 21, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85182. 5.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380614&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - STOL (Short Take-off and Landing) procedure (item 2, .PDF, 202 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380613&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=STOL%20(Short%20Take-off%20and%20Landing)%20procedure-Master.PDF - Other Pertinent Forms and Reports (Memo) (item 3, .PDF, 142 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40381382&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Other%20Pertinent%20Forms%20and%20Reports%20(Memo)-Master.PDF - Photo 1: Airplane wreckage (non NTSB photo) (item 4, .PDF, 600 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380615&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20%20Airplane%20wreckage%20%20%20%20%20%20%20(non%20NTSB%20photo)-Master.PDF - Photo 2: Wreckage in a field (non NTSB photo) (item 5, .PDF, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380616&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Wreckage%20in%20a%20field%20%20%20%20(non%20NTSB%20photo)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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