- Date
- March 10, 1985, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Arroyo Seco, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2242CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850310006309A
- Case key
- 16647
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
Performance data - not usedCause
Aborted takeoff - performed
Analysis
The acft collided with trees off the end of the 1000 ft long grass airstrip during an aborted takeoff attempt. Calculations show it would have taken aprx 1171 ft for the plt to successfully perform the aborted takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2242C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30542
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental O-470-A, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kinlock Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 26, 1984 · 240 hours before
- Airport
- runway 15, 1,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 94 in this make and model · 137 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAF, 71 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.