- Date
- October 19, 2007, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Springs, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1431SCessna C-182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA-GRR-FSDO
- FAA report
- 20071019832169A
- Case key
- 67028
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Probable cause
The pilot's decision to takeoff with strong, gusty winds and his inability to stop the airplane prior to it traveling off the end of the runway during the delayed aborted takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the wet, grass airstrip and gusty wind conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with trees during an aborted landing on a private airstrip. The pilot reported that during initial climb out after liftoff, a wind shear caused a loss of lift and takeoff was aborted. Due to the wet grass runway, the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft and it impacted trees at the far end of the runway. The takeoff was on runway 27 ( 2,500 long) and the pilot reported winds were from 220 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 23 knots.
Factual narrative
The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with trees during an aborted landing on a private airstrip. The pilot reported that during initial climb out after liftoff, a wind shear caused a loss of lift and takeoff was aborted. Due to the wet grass runway, the pilot was unable to stop the aircraft and it impacted trees at the far end of the runway. The takeoff was on runway 27 ( 2,500 long) and the pilot reported winds were from 220 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 23 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1431S
- Reported as
- Cessna C-182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264979
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental O-470, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pilot
- Registered owner
- 1431s LLC.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MI73 · Cedar Springs, MI
- Destination
- 804 · Sparta, MI
- Airport
- PVT · Private, runway 9, 2,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 495 in this make and model · 1,357 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.30 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.