# NTSB LAX03CA296: Cessna 182K, N2646R, Young, AZ, September 17, 2003

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 17, 2003, 08:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Young, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.150001, -110.983329
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1500&lon=-110.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 57980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03CA296
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57980/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA296

## Probable cause

the collision with a bull during takeoff.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - object - animal(s) (cause)

## Analysis

The airplane collided with a bull during takeoff.  As the airplane climbed through 6 feet agl, a bull wandered onto the airstrip.  The right main gear collided with the bull.  The pilot then continued his flight to his destination and landed uneventfully.  After landing he noted that the right main gear box was pulled loose.

## Factual narrative

On September 17, 2003, at 0800 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182K, N2646R, collided with a bull during takeoff from Young Airstrip (PVT), Young, Arizona.  The airplane was registered to and operated by the owner under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.  The airplane sustained substantial damage; the private pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.  The flight was originating at the time of the accident.

In a written statement, the pilot reported that during takeoff, as the airplane climbed through 6 feet above ground level (agl), a bull wandered onto the runway.  The right main gear collided with the bull.  The pilot then continued his flight to Payson Airport, Payson, Arizona, where he landed uneventfully.  After landing, he noted that the right main gear box was pulled loose.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2646R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646R-2021-01-30), registration cancelled 2021-01-30, S/N 18258346, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18258346
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Frank Chapman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PVT, Young, AZ
- Destination: KPAN, Payson, AZ
- Airport: PVT, Young, runway 36

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 7,600 total, 3,205 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20030917028599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917028599A), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 182K, Young, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was taking off from a Private dirt strip. According to the pilot during the takeoff roll he hit a bull that was on the runway with the main…

## Other investigations on N2646R (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 LAX92LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA203), May 6, 1992: Cessna 182K (N2646R), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE ENGINE OIL WAS ON BOARD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

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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