# NTSB LAX85LA261: Cessna 182P, N7229N, Glendale, AZ, May 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 27, 1985, 06:25 local (13:25 UTC)
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.569305, -112.250328 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5693&lon=-112.2503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA261
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24730/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA261

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff
  - pitot/static system - undetermined
  - aircraft performance,takeoff capability - exceeded
  - in-flight planning/decision - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - emergency procedure - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s)

## Analysis

THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FM A 2400-FT-LONG RWY, HE REPORTED THAT BECAUSE THE ACFT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR DID NOT APPEAR TO PROPERLY REPRESENT THE AIRSPEED, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THIS OCCURRED AFTER ACCELERATING DOWN THE RWY FOR AN ESTIMATED 1800 FT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DECELERATE IN THE REMAINING 600 FT OF RWY. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY & IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON COLLIDING WITH THE ARPT'S OVERRUN BARRIER. THE PLT DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ACFT ENGINE'S ABILITY TO PRODUCE POWER OR WITH THE ADEQUACY OF THE ACFT'S BRAKES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7229N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7229N-1988-10-06), registration cancelled 1988-10-06, S/N 18263020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18263020
- Airframe hours: 1242
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R25A 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Glen And Bernadine Tabor
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1985
- Destination: COS, COLORADO SPRING, CO
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: P37, Glendale Muni, runway 17, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 479 total, 222 in this make and model, 445 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19850527020939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527020939A), May 27, 1985: Cessna 182P, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff because of erroneous low airspeed indication. Ran off end of runway and struck the overrun barrier.

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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