- Date
- April 11, 1993, 17:40 local (Apr 12, 1993, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Torrance, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N460JACessna 182G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930411017179A
- Case key
- 27955
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to attain sufficient lift off airspeed. Factors in this accident were the pilot's overconfidence in his piloting skills, and the inadvertent stall of the airplane.
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 during the takeoff roll he glanced at the lift reserve indicator which indicated that he had enough lift to fly. The airplane is modified with a wren 460 stol kit. The airspeed of the airplane was approximately 35-40 knots. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane began a left rolling motion. The airplane did not respond to any corrective action initiated by the pilot. The airplane struck the ground, left wing tip first and came to rest between the two runways. In an interview with FAA inspectors, the pilot stated that the 'stall warning horn was going off as usual,' but he chose to 'ignore it as usual.' According to the wren operations manual for the aircraft, the normal takeoff speed is 60 mph, and a climb speed of 90 mph.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N460JA
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255829
- Airframe hours
- 1,928
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Diana P. Syvertson
- Registered owner
- Diana P. Syvertson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 13, 1992 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- TOA
- Airport
- TOA · Torrance Municipal, runway 29, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Flight engineer, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 269 in this make and model · 5,473 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TOA, 1 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.