# NTSB NYC07CA054: Cessna R182, N695X, Hackettstown, NJ, January 4, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: January 4, 2007, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place: Hackettstown, NJ
- Coordinates: 40.819999, -74.855278
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8200&lon=-74.8553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65110/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA054

## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's delayed aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain. A factor was the rocks off the end of the runway.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The pilot was performing a takeoff on runway 05, a 2,200-foot long asphalt runway.   About three quarters down the runway, the pilot attempted to rotate the airplane, but it did not respond well.  The pilot then noted that the airspeed indicator appeared to indicate less than the 65-knot speed needed to continue with rotation.  At that time, the pilot aborted the takeoff; and the airplane overran the runway and strucks rocks.  Winds were reported as calm at the time of the accident.  The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he and a friend were conducting a ferry flight in their Cessna R182.  The pilot performed a preflight inspection of the airplane, started the engine, and back-taxied on runway 5, a 2,200-foot long, 50-foot wide, asphalt runway.  He then performed a run-up, and initiated a takeoff roll on runway 5.  About "three quarters down the runway," the pilot attempted to rotate the airplane, but it did not respond well.  The pilot then noted that the airspeed indicator was indicating less than the 65-knot speed needed to continue with rotation.  At that time, the pilot aborted the takeoff; however, the airplane overran the runway, struck a rock, and came to rest in a field.  During the overrun, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and right wing.  The pilot and a nearby weather station reported the winds as calm at the time of the accident.  The pilot also reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N695X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N695X), registered now, S/N R18201592, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18201592
- Engines: Lycoming O-540 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Michael J. Waluk
- Registered owner: Upward Mobility Flying Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2005
- Departed: N05, Hackettstown, NJ
- Destination: 47N, Manville, NJ
- Airport: N05, Hackettstown Airport, runway 5, 2,200 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 704 total, 209 in this make and model, 651 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observed at: SMQ, 15 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 20070104000159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070104000159A), Jan 4, 2007: Cessna R182, Hacketts Town, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was departing hackettstown airport (N05), hackettstown new jersey on January 4, 2007, runway 05. Pilot applied power for takeoff with all engine…

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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