# NTSB DEN87LA105: Cessna TR182, N9145R, Santa Rosa, NM, April 20, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1987, 18:10 local (Apr 20, 1987, 00:10 UTC)
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Coordinates: 34.939701, -104.670188 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9397&lon=-104.6702&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 November 8, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN87LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17208/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA105

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s) (cause)
  - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, descent - uncontrolled
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AN A & P ACFT MECHANIC WHO ADDITIONALLY WAS A COMMERCIAL PLT WAS OPERATING A BORROWED ACFT ON A LOCAL FLT. HE LANDED ON AN ISLAND IN A LAKE AND SHUT DOWN. LATER, WHEN AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCK A SMALL TREE AND THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT. THE PLT LOST CONTROL AND THE ACFT IMPACTED WITH THE SANDY, GRASS COVERED GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9145R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9145R-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N R18200664, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18200664
- Airframe hours: 1855
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robinson, Michael E.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1987, 101 hours before
- Departed: CVN, CLOVIS, NM

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,120 total, 30 in this make and model, 750 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: TCC, 55 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 19870419010359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010359A), Apr 19, 1987: Cessna TR182, Santa Rosa, NM, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a juniper tree, preventing takeoff from the small island in a lake near Santa Rosa.

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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