# NTSB CEN13CA469: Cessna 182T, N3559E, Mackinac Island, MI, August 5, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 5, 2013, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC) - Place: Mackinac Island, MI - Coordinates: 45.850833, -84.635559 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8508&lon=-84.6356&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 21, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87707 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA469 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87707/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87707 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA469 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed response to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an excursion and collision with a fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the pitot tube for debris during preflight. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182T, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072703), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane visually appeared and felt to be accelerating normally, but the airspeed indicator never increased above 40 knots. The pilot aborted the takeoff when the airplane was halfway down the runway. The pilot said he used brakes to decelerate but the airplane was skidding on the wet runway. The pilot was unable to stop and went off the runway and collided with a wood fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the right elevator. Examination of the airplane found the pitot tube was filled with debris. According to the operator, the airplane was not equipped with a pitot tube cover. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane visually appeared and felt to be accelerating normally, but the airspeed indicator never increased above 40 knots. The pilot aborted the takeoff when the airplane was halfway down the runway. The pilot said he used brakes to decelerate but the airplane was skidding on the wet runway. The pilot was unable to stop and went off the runway and collided with a wood fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the right elevator. Examination of the airplane found the pitot tube was filled with debris. According to the operator, the airplane was not equipped with a pitot tube cover. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3559E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559E), registered now, S/N 18281010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281010 - Airframe hours: 2021.6 - Engines: Lycoming IO-540 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Greater Flint Pilots Association Inc - Registered owner: Greater Flint Pilots Association Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 4, 2013 - Departed: MCD, Mackinac Island, MI - Destination: Davisburg, MI - Airport: MCD, Mackinac Island, runway 26, 3,501 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 14, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 223 total, 10 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 20130805014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805014709A), Aug 5, 2013: Cessna 182T, Mackinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot stated it had been raining and runway was wet. Pilot stated he began takeoff roll on rwy 26. When he scanned engine and flight instruments, he noted… ## Other investigations on N3559E (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 CHI01LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA226), Jul 22, 2001: Cessna 182T (N3559E), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors relating to this accident were the misjudged flare, the exceeded proper touchdown point, the delayed go-around, the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 26, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87707. 2.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400468&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo #1 - Debris in pitot tube (item 2, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400469&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%20%231%20-%20Debris%20in%20pitot%20tube-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Brian Prokuda, President of the Greater Flint Pilots Association (operator). (item 3, .PDF, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40400470&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Brian%20Prokuda,%20President%20of%20the%20Greater%20Flint%20Pilots%20Association%20(operator).-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.