- Date
- September 1, 1988, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Antelope Wells, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3184CCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880901036619A
- Case key
- 17536
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial plt was flying three passengers to buy cattle. During takeoff from a 5,000 x 75 ft, wet gravel airstrip, the plt elected to use only the left side of the rwy to avoid mud. He used a soft field takeoff, with a nose high attitude, which limited his forward visibility. He did not notice several piles of gravel along the left side of the rwy. Just prior to liftoff, the left main gear hit a pile of gravel and the acft turned left, departing the rwy. The underside of the fuselage hit another pile of gravel and tore a 3 ft long hole in the fuselage. The pilot aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the starting point. After the accident the pilot noted that the left main gear was pushed back and the gear mount was damaged. The fuselage was extensively wrinkled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3184C
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-18200252
- Airframe hours
- 2,184
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Amarillo Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Noland, Neil R
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 27, 1988 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- DMN · Deming, NM
- Airport
- NONE · Ranch Strip, runway 32, 5,000 × 75 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
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,037 total · 269 in this make and model · 4,759 as pilot in command · 181 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.