SEA92LA050

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182D · Monroe, UT · February 20, 1992

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 20, 1992, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Monroe, UT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9030XCessna 182D
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19920220003239A
Case key
41632

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Probable cause

An aborted takeoff was not performed. The wet, soft runway was a factor.

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.

OverrunTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - softFactor
Aborted takeoff - not performedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterTakeoff - roll/run
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

Analysis

During the takeoff ground run, on a wet, and soft dirt airstrip, the airplane was unable to attain an adequate ground speed to become airborne. The airplane ran off the end of the airstrip, collided with a dirt bank, fence and other objects before coming to rest.

Aircraft

Registration
N9030X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18253430
Engine
Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Lee, Richard
Registered owner
Lee, Richard
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 2, 2000 · 100 hours before
Airport
Private, runway 36, 2,200 × 100 ft, dirt

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
54
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,790 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 1,750 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
Visibility
20 statute miles
Temperature
39 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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