# NTSB GAA15CA189: Cessna 182Q, N735JB, Hanksville, UT, July 18, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 18, 2015, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Coordinates: 38.566112, -110.956947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5661&lon=-110.9569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 2015
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA Salt Lake City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91590/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91590
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA189

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with terrain.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: debris/dirt/foreign object](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 101 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022055/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 28 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane "bounced" off of the air strip, the left wing "suddenly rose," and that a wind gust pushed the nose to the right by "30 degrees." The right wing contacted a dirt mound, the airplane slid sideways, drifted off of the air strip to the right, and impacted terrain in a ravine. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and to the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane "bounced" off of the air strip, the left wing "suddenly rose," and that a wind gust pushed the nose to the right by "30 degrees." The right wing contacted a dirt mound, the airplane slid sideways, drifted off of the air strip to the right, and impacted terrain in a ravine. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and to the fuselage. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735JB-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 18265451, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q (Q)
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265451
- Year built: 1977
- Airframe hours: 3887
- Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Reynor Shine LLC
- Registered owner: Reynor Shine LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 22, 2015
- Departed: DVT, PHOENIX, AZ
- Destination: U660, Hanksville, UT
- Airport: U660, Hidden Splendor, runway 16, 1,910 × 25 ft, dirt
- Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Handheld GPS, Onboard weather

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 21, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 717 total, 550 in this make and model, 659 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 9 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: KHVE, 16 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20150718009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718009679A), Jul 18, 2015: Cessna 182Q, Hidden Splendor, UT, Substantial damage. During a short and soft field takeoff the aircraft encountered a dip in the runway as they became airborne. The pilot also believes a gust of wind came up at…

## Other investigations on N735JB (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN80DTE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE15), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 182 (N735JB), Ft Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 7, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91590. 11.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 10.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430542&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Record of Conversation (Pilot) (item 2, .PDF, 167 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430543&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot)-Master.PDF
- Photo 1 – view of right wing and fuselage (photo courtesy of the FAA) (item 3, .PDF, 339 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40430544&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20%E2%80%93%20view%20of%20right%20wing%20and%20fuselage%20(photo%20courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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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