# NTSB MIA84FA176: Cessna 182C, N8592T, Cedar Key, FL, June 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: June 4, 1984, 12:16 local (16:16 UTC)
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Coordinates: 28.069272, -82.559158 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0693&lon=-82.5592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30997
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA84FA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30997/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA176

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - windshear (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT ROTATED THE ACFT AT 45 MPH & LIFTED OFF AT APRX 6O MPH. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT TREE TOP LEVEL, THEN IT MUSHED AS IT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING HIT A TREE & THE ACFT CARTWHEELED & CRASHED. THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT COMPUTE A WEIGHT & BALANCE PROFILE. THE ACFT'S COMPUTED GROSS WAS 2755 LBS. THE MAX CERTIFICATED GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT WAS 2650 LBS. THE ACFT CRASHED AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 1100 FT DOWN THE 2200 FT RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD BEGUN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON THE OVERRUN, PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE RWY. ABOUT 39 MI NE, AT GAINESVILLE, FL, THE 1155 EDT WIND WAS FROM 340 DEG AT 7 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8592T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8592T-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 52492, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 52492
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Thomas K. Fahey
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1984, 0 hours before
- Destination: TPA, TAMPA, FL
- Airport: runway 18, 2,200 × 50 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 605 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GNV, 39 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 19840604022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604022009A), Jun 4, 1984: Cessna 182C, Cedar Key, FL, Destroyed. Tried to takeoff over gross wieght and downwind from a short grass strip. Cartwheeled after striking trees.

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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