# NTSB ERA17WA320: Cessna 182, Pontinia, Italy, September 3, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 3, 2017, 10:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place: Pontinia, Italy
- Coordinates: 41.353889, 13.142499
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3539&lon=13.1425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17WA320
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96002/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA320

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 3, 2017 about 1030 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 182P, I-SCAP, impacted terrain during initial climb after takeoff, from Pegaso Club 2000 Airfield, Pontinia, Italy. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Five occupants were on board the airplane (A pilot and four skydivers). Two of the occupants were fatally injured, one was seriously injured, and two received minor injuries. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo. Further information pertaining to this accident may obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53 00156 Rome Italy Tel.: 39 068 207 8219 / 39 068 207 8200 Fax: 39 068 273 672 This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the government of Italy.

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-SCAP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (P)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 182-61064
- Engines: Continental O-470 Series reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: ASD Para Cisterna di Latina
- Registered owner: Mac014
- Departed: Pontinia
- Destination: Pontinia
- Airport: Pegaso Club 2000 Airfield
- Equipment: Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- 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.

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