- Date
- November 12, 1983, 14:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Sunsett, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4829DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831112059409A
- Case key
- 21205
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff toward the sun on rwy 21 of the private strip, the plt allowed the acft to drift off the left side of the rwy. It then encountered an area of soft, sandy soil & nosed over. The plt stated that due sun glare off the windshield, he had difficulty seeing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4829D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34929
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sanford F. Owens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 21, 1983
- Destination
- 1F9 · Bridgeport, TX
- Airport
- Owen Airstrip, runway 21, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 685 total · 213 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4829D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.