# NTSB MIA01LA200: Cessna 182Q, N78234, Ocala, FL, July 28, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 28, 2001, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC) - Place: Ocala, FL - Coordinates: 27.879182, -82.759437 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8792&lon=-82.7594&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52871 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA200 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52871/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA200 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to properly judge takeoff distance, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in the aircraft colliding with a fence at the end of the runway, and incurring substantial damage. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - object - fence ## Analysis The pilot said that there were five people on board the aircraft, and he was attempting a soft field takeoff but the aircraft was not accelerating in ground effect. He said that with about a third of the runway left, he believed that he could easily stop the aircraft, but when he applied the brakes the aircraft did not slow down, so he aimed for what looked like the lowest part of the fence ahead of him. He said he was about to pull the mixture, when he decided to add power and jump the fence instead, and the aircraft struck the fence with the undercarriage and tail, incurring substantial damage. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On July 28, 2001, about 0815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N78234, registered to TLC Land Trust, and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed into a fence while attempting to take off from a private grass strip near Ocala, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated flight instructor, three seated passengers, and one small child received no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he chose to take off with the downhill grade, and had set 10 degrees of flaps. The pilot further stated that the throttle was full forward, and rearward elevator pressure was applied for a soft field takeoff. The pilot said that during the takeoff, the nose got a little high, and he heard the stall warning horn, so he released some of the back pressure. He said that the airplane had not been accelerating in ground effect, and with about a third of the runway left, he believed that he could easily stop the aircraft. He said he added as much elevator as he felt would be safe, and applied the brakes, but the aircraft did not slow down. He said he aimed for what looked like the lowest part of the fence ahead of him, and was about to pull the mixture, when he decided to add power and jump the fence instead. According to the pilot, the aircraft struck the fence with the undercarriage and tail, incurring substantial damage. The pilot said that prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft, or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N78234](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78234-2005-11-21), registration cancelled 2005-11-21, S/N 18266400, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182Q - 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: 18266400 - Airframe hours: 1002.4 - Engines: Teledyne Cont O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: TLC Land Trust - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 16, 2000, 54.4 hours before - Departed: Ocala, FL - Destination: PIE, St Petersburg, FL - Airport: Flying Dutchman, runway 09, 3,000 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review April 19, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 420 total, 40 in this make and model, 293 as pilot in command, 63 in the last 90 days, 42 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: OCF, 3 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 20010728023359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728023359A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 182Q, Ocala, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted takeoff wet grass airstrip, ran through fence at end of runway. (.19) on July 27, 2001, about 0815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q,… From the NTSB's public API. 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