# NTSB CHI03LA310: Cessna 182D, N8702X, Rushville, IN, September 12, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 12, 2003, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Rushville, IN - Coordinates: 39.985832, -85.76139 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9858&lon=-85.7614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 57941 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA310 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57941/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA310 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane impacted the airstrip during an initial takeoff climb. The pilot reported that the windsock was indicating calm winds prior to his takeoff. He stated he used 2 notches of flaps and rotated at an airspeed of 58 to 60 knots. The pilot reported the airplane reached an altitude of about 10 feet when it started back down. The airplane impacted the terrain in what the pilot thinks was a nose down attitude. The airplane came to rest partially on the airstrip and partially in the bordering corn field. ## Factual narrative On September 12, 2003, at 1345 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182D, N8702X, collided with the terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from the Stevens Airstrip (1,500 feet by 75 feet, sod), in Rushville, Indiana. The takeoff was being made to the north. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the windsock was indicating calm winds prior to his takeoff. He stated he used 2 notches of flaps and rotated at an airspeed of 58 to 60 knots. The pilot reported the airplane reached an altitude of about 10 feet when it started back down. The airplane impacted the terrain in what the pilot thinks was a nose down attitude. The airplane came to rest partially on the airstrip and partially in the bordering corn field. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8702X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702X-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 18253102, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182D - Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18253102 - Airframe hours: 4660 - Engines: Continental O-470R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jerry A. Stevens - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 20, 2003, 10 hours before - Departed: PVT, Rushville, IN - Destination: PVT, Rushville, IN - Airport: IN05, Stevens, runway 36, 1,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review March 22, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 950 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: GEZ, 18 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 20030912023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912023509A), Sep 12, 2003: Cessna 182D, Rushville, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/12/2003 at approximately 1430 EST, jerry a. stevens an instrument rated Private pilot encountered wind gusts while on take off from runway 36 of… 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.