# NTSB DEN04LA004: Cessna 182L, N3348R, Randolph, UT, October 7, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 7, 2003, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Randolph, UT - Coordinates: 41.669445, -111.168052 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6694&lon=-111.1681&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 58120 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04LA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58120/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA004 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - soft field takeoff/procedure - performed, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3348R-2006-08-10), registration cancelled 2006-08-10, S/N 18258648, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182L - Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18258648 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20031007025669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031007025669A), Oct 7, 2003: Cessna 182L, Randolph, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10-7-03 pilot tokar attempted a takeoff from a dirt strip near Randolph, UT. According to the inspector at the accident site, it appears the pilot… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.