- Date
- August 20, 1990, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Justin, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9074GCessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900820035119A
- Case key
- 23172
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Probable cause
The unexpected impairment of the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of a short grass runway with a tailwind, the high air temperature, and the obstructions (fence & power line) at the end of the runway.
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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he taxied to the north end of the 1300 ft grass strip, then made an engine run-up and checklist inspection of all controls and guages. He prepared to takeoff by holding the brakes until the engine was running at 2600 RPM. The wind was reported to be from 360 deg at 5 KTS. He stated that as the aircraft lifted off the runway, he 'had a slight head rush from the heat and became blinded (and) . . . Made a decision to abort the take-off.' He was unable to stop on the remaining runway and steered the aircraft to the left to avoid a fence. However, the aircraft struck a power line pole and the prop cut 4 strands of a barbed wire fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9074G
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18260614
- Airframe hours
- 1,770
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keele, Jim R., doing business as Dunhill Of Justin, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 17, 1990 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Destination
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Airport
- NONE · Private, runway 17, 1,300 × 75 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 341 total · 49 in this make and model · 341 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.