NYC85FHA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182N · Manville, NJ · February 3, 1985

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report
Date
February 3, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place
Manville, NJ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N91636Cessna 182N
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850203003599A
Case key
35600

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightTakeoff - initial climb
Wing - iceCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Aircraft performance - deteriorated
Airspeed(vs) - not attained
Stall - uncontrolledPilot in command
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff

Analysis

The plt reported that he preflighted the acft, made a normal run-up & took off on rwy 25 which had 'some ice.' Shortly after lift-off, the acft stalled & crashed. Witnesses stated that there was substantial ice on top of the wings.

Aircraft

Registration
N91636
Reported as
Cessna 182N
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18260434
Airframe hours
915
Engine
Continental O-470-R13, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Warren Mischler
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
Kupper, runway 25, 3,300 × 50 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
44
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
400 total · 400 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 5 knots
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
30 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N91636 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.