# NTSB CEN25LA072: Cessna 182H, N1935V, Harvard, IL, January 8, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: January 8, 2025, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Harvard, IL · Dacy Airport (0C0), Harvard, IL
- Coordinates: 42.402472, -88.632389 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4025&lon=-88.6324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO GL03
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199527/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199527
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA072

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the engine start which resulted in a collision with the hangar.

## Findings

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

- [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Standing-engine(s) start-up: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=2072718), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot moved the airplane from his hangar to go flying. The airplane was positioned about 20 ft from the edge of the hangar. The pilot stated that he initially had trouble starting the engine, so he advanced the throttle to full, and the engine started. The pilot stated that he held the brakes while he was starting the airplane and after the engine started, the airplane rolled into the edge of the hangar. The fuselage and left wing of the airplane sustained substantial damage during the collision. The pilot estimated that the entire event lasted about 2-3 seconds from engine start to the collision with the hangar. The airplane pilot operating handbook stated that the brake should be set before engine startup. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Inspection of the airplane’s brake and throttle systems did not reveal any pre-accident anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1935V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1935V-2025-07-02), registration cancelled 2025-07-02, S/N 18256260, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18256260
- Year built: 1965
- Airframe hours: 200
- Engines: Continental IO-470 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2024
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 0C0, Dacy
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 77; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 4,070 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 23 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter: 30.26 inHg
- Observed at: KDKB, 30 nm away
- METAR: KDKB 081915Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM SCT110 M05/M16 A3026 RMK AO2 T10511160

## 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 20250108001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250108001079A), Jan 8, 2025: Cessna 182H, Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. The pilot in command had a lesson scheduled but needed to taxi to the other side of the field for fuel beforehand. During the start procedure, the pilot left…

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 6, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199527. 5.1 MB in all.

- NTSB form 6120 pilot operator report CEN25LA072 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18297340&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20Pilot%20Operator%20Report%20CEN25LA072_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for the record pilot telephone call summary CEN25LA072 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 132 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18350342&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20the%20Record%20Pilot%20Telephone%20Call%20Summary%20CEN25LA072_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Witness statement CEN25LA072 (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 230 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18297444&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Witness%20Statement%20CEN25LA072_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for the record FAA reported findings CEN25LA072 (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 104 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18350171&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20the%20Record%20FAA%20Reported%20Findings%20CEN25LA072_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photos CEN25LA072 (item 5, PDF, 2 pages, 328 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18297928&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photos%20CEN25LA072-Rel.pdf
- Excerpts from 1965 C182 POH startup procedures CEN25LA072 (item 6, PDF, 6 pages, 966 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18349523&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Excerpts%20from%201965%20C182%20POH%20Startup%20Procedures%20CEN25LA072-Rel.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.

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