- Date
- October 7, 2003, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Randolph, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3348RCessna 182L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20031007025669A
- Case key
- 58120
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing factors were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he made a short-field takeoff and corrected for a right crosswind. He attained an altitude of 75 to 100 feet when a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full right rudder. The aircraft descended in a left wing-low attitude, struck the ground, and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The tail separated from the fuselage and the engine separated from its mounts, coming to rest under the tail. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The pilot said the wind was from 200 degrees at 8 knots, with gusts to 15 knots.
Factual narrative
On October 7, 2003, approximately 1430 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N3348R, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during takeoff from an abandoned dirt airstrip at Randolph, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the business flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
According to the pilot, he made a short-field takeoff and corrected for a right crosswind. He attained an altitude of 75 to 100 feet when a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The stall warning horn sounded, and he applied full right rudder. The aircraft descended in a left wing-low attitude, struck the ground, and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The tail separated from the fuselage and the engine separated from its mounts, coming to rest under the tail. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.
The 1353 METAR (routine aviation weather) observation at Evanston-Uinta County Airport, located 50 nm southeast of the accident site, was as follows: Wind, 270 degrees at 14 knots, gusts to 19 knots; visibility,10 statute miles visibility (or greater); sky condition, clear; temperature, 19 degrees C.; dew point, -3 degrees C.; altimeter setting, 30.03 inches of Mercury (Hg.). The pilot said the wind was from 200 degrees at 8 knots, with gusts to 15 knots. He said there were no restrictions to visibility, and there were scattered clouds at 9000 feet agl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3348R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258648
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ed B. Tokarz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 2003 · 102 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Randolph, UT
- Destination
- U42 · West Jordan, UT
- Airport
- runway 13, 1,800 × 30 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 15, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 658 total · 560 in this make and model · 572 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- EVW, 50 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.