- Date
- September 24, 1985, 19:30 local (Sep 25, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sanderson, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9937BCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850924070449A
- Case key
- 21855
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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
Unsafe/hazardous condition - not correctedCause
ComplacencyFactor
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Nose over
Analysis
On landing, the plt noticed a quantity of brush on the rwy, however, he did not think it would be an obstacle to his intended takeoff and therefore did not remove it. During takeoff, the left main gear struck the brush causing the plt to lose control of the acft, which veered off the rwy and nosed over. The accident occurred on a remote private ranch strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9937B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18234337
- Airframe hours
- 4,048
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eddie D. Rhodes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 19, 1984 · 46 hours before
- Destination
- E02 · Odessa, TX
- Airport
- Terrell County, runway 16, 3,000 × 25 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 617 total · 138 in this make and model · 575 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 160° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.