# NTSB SEA87LA189: Cessna 182Q, N96847, Cathlamet, WA, September 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 19, 1987, 13:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place: Cathlamet, WA
- Coordinates: 46.219528, -123.309349 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2195&lon=-123.3093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40696/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA189

## 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
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS MAKING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS WITH NO FLAPS. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 10 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96847](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96847-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 18266878, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 66878
- Airframe hours: 1003
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-Q 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Emer-Isle Dairy, Inc.
- Registered owner: Emer-Isle Dairy,Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 7, 1987
- Destination: BFI, SEATTLE, WA
- Airport: Emer-Isle, runway 27, 1,600 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 199 total, 136 in this make and model, 167 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19870919053649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870919053649A), Sep 19, 1987: Cessna 182Q, Cathlamet, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control after short field takeoff and stalled. A wing hit ground and aircraft cartwheeled.

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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