# NTSB CHI87DEM11: Cessna 182K, N2664Q, Paw Paw, MI, July 26, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 26, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Paw Paw, MI
- Coordinates: 42.209579, -85.890876 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2096&lon=-85.8909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87DEM11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13570/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lowering of flaps - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - airport facility (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO A HANGAR ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND TWO OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A 1320' GRASS STRIP WITH 7' HIGH GRASS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, 15 MILES AWAY THE WIND WAS 230 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART TO THE NORTH. THERE WERE NO FLAPS DEPLOYED FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2664Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2664Q-1988-04-12), registration cancelled 1988-04-12, S/N 18257864 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18257864
- Airframe hours: 1944
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wayne Weisner
- Registered owner: Wayne Weisner
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 27, 1986, 22 hours before
- Airport: Private Strip, runway 36, 1,320 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 415 total, 327 in this make and model, 415 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: AZO, 15 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 19870726038089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038089A), Jul 26, 1987: Cessna 182K, Paw Paw, MI, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a hangar while attempting a downwind takeoff. The pilot also did not use recommended flap setting.

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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