# NTSB SEA02LA144: Cessna 182P, N58818, Cascade, ID, August 4, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 4, 2002, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Cascade, ID - Coordinates: 43.536388, -115.35083 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5364&lon=-115.3508&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 8, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA -FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55430 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55430/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA144 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate decision and his improper setting of the propeller controls. Contributing factors were a tailwind, high density altitude, and swampy terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - weather condition - tailwind - weather condition - high density altitude - planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command - propeller control - improper - Nose over, takeoff - aborted - terrain condition - swampy (contributing factor) ## Analysis In a written statement the private pilot reported that the airplane did not rotate when he expected it to, and that when it finally lifted off it was not developing full engine RPM. He further stated that once the airplane became airborne the flight controls were "mushy" and he elected to abort the takeoff from an altitude of approximately 20 feet above ground level (AGL). The airplane touched down beyond the departure end of the runway, in a bog, and nosed over. In his written statement the pilot attributed the lack of aircraft performance to; a high density altitude (estimated to be 7,698 MSL) and a 10 knot tail wind during takeoff. He also reported that the propeller control knob was incorrectly set to a high pitch low RPM setting during takeoff, and that he had not completed the before takeoff checklist prior to departure. The before takeoff checklist procedures for the Cessna 182P, as published in Section four of the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), specify that the propeller be placed in the "high RPM (full in)" position before takeoff. ## Factual narrative On August 4, 2002, about 1030 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182P, N58818, sustained substantial damage following an aborted takeoff and subsequent nose over at the Sulphur Creek Ranch Airport (ID74), Cascade, Idaho. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a personal pleasure flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91. The private pilot and the three passengers aboard the airplane were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The pilot's planned destination was Caldwell, Idaho. In a written statement, dated August 8, the pilot stated that the airplane did not rotate when he expected it to, and that when it finally lifted off it was not developing full engine RPM. He further stated that once the airplane became airborne, the flight control were "mushy" and he elected to abort the takeoff from an altitude of approximately 20 feet above ground level (AGL), and "...put down off [the] end of [the] runway". The airplane touched down beyond the departure end of the runway, in a bog, and nosed over. In his written statement the pilot attributed the lack of aircraft performance to; a high density altitude (estimated to be 7,698 feet mean sea level [MSL]) and a 10 knot tail wind during takeoff. He also reported that the propeller control knob was incorrectly set to a high pitch low RPM setting during takeoff, and that he had not completed the before takeoff checklist prior to departure. The before takeoff checklist procedures for the Cessna 182P, as published in Section four of the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), specifies that the propeller be placed in the "high RPM (full in)" position before takeoff. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N58818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58818), registered now, S/N 18262317 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182P - Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18262317 - Airframe hours: 2207 - Engines: Continental O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chris W. Yamamoto - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2001, 67 hours before - Departed: ID74, Sulpher Creek, ID - Destination: KEUL, Caldwell, ID - Airport: ID74, Sulfur Creek, runway 10, 3,300 × 40 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 12, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 274 total, 251 in this make and model, 236 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 9 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KMYL, 280 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 20020804018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804018589A), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 182P, Cascade, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot took off with a 10 to 15 knot tail wind. He felt that the aircraft was not producing power so just after becoming airborne he aborted the takeoff… ## Other investigations on N58818 (1) 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. - [NTSB SEA81DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA05), Nov 14, 1980: Cessna 182P (N58818), Blackfoot, ID, destroyed 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.