MIA78DKJ07

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Wetumpka, AL · November 15, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1977
Place
Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1264SCessna 182
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771115036839A
Case key
144741

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3731  77/11/15   WETUMPKA,AL         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N1264S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 1645 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            99 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WETUMPKA,AL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING

Aircraft

Registration
N1264S
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wetumpka

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Other investigations on N1264S · 1

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