- Date
- July 13, 1986, 19:30 local (Jul 14, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Decker'S Island, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8654TCessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860713032619A
- Case key
- 22057
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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 encounter with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - softCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedFactor
Judgment - poorFactor
Nose over
Analysis
During a beach take-off run of approximately 200 feet, the aircraft nose wheel sunk into the soft sand. The pilot tried to add power and pull the column back, however the aircraft nosed over into an inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8654T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52554
- Airframe hours
- 2,938
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter S. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1986
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 3,600 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.