- Date
- May 18, 1990, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Piqua, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4841UCessna 205A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900518016769A
- Case key
- 14670
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot began a takeoff on runway 36. During the initial roll ground run, he lost directional control. Subsequently, the aircraft departed the runway, impacted a fence & nosed over. About 10 min before the occurrence, winds at the nearest reporting station were from 310 deg at 18 gusting 27 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4841U
- Reported as
- Cessna 205A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 205-0541
- Airframe hours
- 4,737
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cotterman, Carl J.
- Registered owner
- Cotterman, Carl O
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1990 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Piqua, OH
- Destination
- MYR · Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport
- NONE · Covington Airport, runway 36, 2,000 × 40 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 65 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 18 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAY, 25 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.