# NTSB CEN14CA528: Cessna 182G, N2011R, Port Eads, LA, September 28, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 28, 2014, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC) - Place: Port Eads, LA - Coordinates: 29.276945, -89.354721 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2769&lon=-89.3547&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 3 minor - Status: Completed, report November 13, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 90182 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA528 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90182/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90182 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA528 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper decision to depart from a runway not suitable for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 265 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072716), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot stated that his private grass runway was wet but he decided to take-off anyway. During the takeoff roll, the left wheel struck a puddle just as he was lifting the airplane off the ground. This caused the right side of the airplane to become airborne before the left side. The pilot said he was able to level the airplane at a height of 30 feet above ground level (agl), but the airplane would not climb. He held the airplane in a nose high attitude as it began to strike sugar cane adjacent to the runway. The airplane descended and the tail section struck the ground first. When the nose wheel hit the ground, it sunk in the mud and the airplane flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail section, right wing strut, and firewall. The pilot stated there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. He also said that he should have checked the runway's condition before departing and waited for conditions to improve. ## Factual narrative The private pilot stated that his private grass runway was wet but he decided to take-off anyway. During the takeoff roll, the left wheel struck a puddle just as he was lifting the airplane off the ground. This caused the right side of the airplane to become airborne before the left side. The pilot said he was able to level the airplane at a height of 30 feet above ground level (agl), but the airplane would not climb. He held the airplane in a nose high attitude as it began to strike sugar cane adjacent to the runway. The airplane descended and the tail section struck the ground first. When the nose wheel hit the ground, it sunk in the mud and the airplane flipped over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail section, right wing strut, and firewall. The pilot stated there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident. He also said that he should have checked the runway's condition before departing and waited for conditions to improve. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2011R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2011R-2017-08-03), registration cancelled 2017-08-03, S/N 18255211, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G (G) - Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18255211 - Year built: 1964 - Airframe hours: 5300 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 25, 2014, 8 hours before - Departed: Port Eads, LA - Destination: PQL, Pascagoula, MS - Airport: None, None, runway None, 2,100 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 8; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 75 total, 35 in this make and model, 75 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## 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 20140928020059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140928020059A), Sep 28, 2014: Cessna 182G, Port Eads, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled on take off due to standing water on end of runway. Pilot failed to make proper control inputs to recover aircraft from stall conditions.… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 29, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90182. 1.8 MB in all. - NTSB 6120.1 form (item 1, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40418314&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=NTSB%206120.1%20form-Redacted.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.