- Date
- March 29, 1982, 12:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- St. Ignatius, MT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2478QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72697
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he and his passengers attempted to remove as much snow as possible from the aircraft and that he was confident that the propeller blast would blow away whatever snow remained. Although the wind at surrounding stations was generally reported out of the northwest the pilot reported the wind out of the east on takeoff. The pilot elected to takeoff with 10 degrees of flaps, the manual states to use 20 degrees to reduce ground run on soft field takeoffs. During takeoff the aircraft was held on the runway until 70 mph IAS before rotation was attempted. This is 10 mph over normal rotation speed and was used to compensate for the stated tailwind. The aircraft lifted briefly off the ground then settled back on the runway. Power was pulled and the aircraft slid off the end of the runway and nosed down into the bank of a small creek.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2478Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257678
- Airframe hours
- 3,412
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- George Clark/Dean Jellison
- Registered owner
- George Clark/Dean Jellison
- Departed
- 52S · St. Ignatius, MT
- Destination
- Kalispell, MT
- Airport
- 52S · St. Ignatius Municipal, runway 26, 2,500 × 60 ft, gravel
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 99 in this make and model · 113 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSO, 25 nm away
Other investigations on N2478Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.