# NTSB NYC08CA016: Cessna 182, N1437S, Hendersonville, NC, October 19, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 19, 2007, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.304443, -82.426391
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3044&lon=-82.4264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08CA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA016

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to calculate weight and balance prior to departure, which resulted in departure above the maximum allowable gross weight, and the airplane's inability to climb.  Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - not calculated, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The Cessna 182 took off  "right at max gross weight," accelerated, but did not climb.  The pilot maneuvered around trees immediately after takeoff, but the airplane eventually struck trees in its path.  The pilot reported that the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies during run-up and the takeoff.  Weight and balance calculations after the accident revealed that with 3 adult males, 3 golf bags, luggage, and full fuel tanks, the airplane's estimated weight was 3,135 pound.  The manufacturer's maximum allowable gross weight was 2,950 pounds.  The runway was 3,075 feet long, at 2,084 feet elevation, and the density altitude computed for the departure airport at the time of the accident was 3,571 feet.  The pilot reported that he did not conduct weight and balance calculations "with a pencil and paper" prior to departure.

## Factual narrative

The Cessna 182 took off  "right at max gross weight," accelerated, but did not climb.  The pilot maneuvered around trees immediately after takeoff, but the airplane eventually struck trees in its path.  The pilot reported that the airplane revealed no mechanical deficiencies during run-up and the takeoff.  Weight and balance calculations after the accident revealed that with 3 adult males, 3 golf bags, luggage, and full fuel tanks, the airplane's estimated weight was 3,135 pound.  The manufacturer's maximum allowable gross weight was 2,950 pounds.  The runway was 3,075 feet long, at 2,084 feet elevation, and the density altitude computed for the departure airport at the time of the accident was 3,571 feet.  The pilot reported he did not conduct weight and balance calculations "with a pencil and paper" prior to departure.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1437S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1437S-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 18264985, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18264985
- Engines: Continental O-470 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William R. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 0A7, Hendersonville, NC
- Destination: SUA, STUART, FL
- Airport: 0A7, Hendersonville, runway 14, 3,075 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 4,087 total, 4,005 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20071019829589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071019829589A), Oct 19, 2007: Cessna 182P, Hendersonville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 14 (3075') at Hendersonville Airport, Hendersonville, NC (0A7) with approximately 800 feet remaining. He was unable to gain enough…

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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