# NTSB CHI92LA242: Cessna 182R, N5446N, Litchfield, MI, August 15, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1992, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Litchfield, MI
- Coordinates: 42.040527, -84.750511 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0405&lon=-84.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA242
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15518/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA242

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY AND HIS NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE WING CONTACTED THE CORN.  A FACTOR WAS THE CORN ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT WING EXTENDED OVER THE CORN.  AS THE TAKEOFF RUN PROGRESSED, THE WING CONTACTED CORN ALONG THE MARGIN OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TAKEOFF, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE WING IN THE CORN.  SUBSEQUENTLY DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5446N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5446N-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 18267721, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Registry model: [Cessna 182R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (registry code 2072731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267721
- Airframe hours: 845
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Anderson, Jeff E.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 7, 1991, 27 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: Y85, HILLSDALE, MI
- Airport: NONE, Rakers Acres, runway 9, 2,300 × 70 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 157 total, 68 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JXN, 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 19920815031389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031389A), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 182R, Litchfield, MI, Substantial damage. Tookoff with wing over tall corn on runway edge. Began hitting corn. Continued. Lost control. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N5446N (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA17CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA024), Oct 16, 2016: Cessna 182 (N5446N), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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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