# NTSB SEA92LA192: Cessna 182F, N3545Y, Blackfoot, ID, August 30, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 30, 1992, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Coordinates: 43.270671, -112.559791 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2707&lon=-112.5598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA92LA192
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42889/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA192

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DA WEATHER CONDITIONS, POWER LINE OBSTRUCTIONS AND A HIGHWAY WITH A DIRT BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vxse) - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Overrun, takeoff - aborted
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT INITIATED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP, AND AFTER LIFT-OFF, SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION TO WATCH THE ANGLE OF CLIMB RELATIVE TO POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE STRIP.   THE ACFT ABRUPTLY BANKED LEFT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT A LOW ALTITUDE AGL, AND WHEN THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP.  THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE STRIP AND IMPACTED A DIRT BANK BESIDE A HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7050.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3545Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3545Y-2003-07-01), registration cancelled 2003-07-01, S/N 18254445, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18254445
- Airframe hours: 2640
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Other work use, Part 91
- Operator: Hartline, Ralph A., doing business as Blue Sky Aviation
- Registered owner: Hartline, Ralph A.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 1992, 4 hours before
- Airport: NONE, Anderson Ranch Airstrip, runway 21, 2,750 × 85 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,122 total, 680 in this make and model, 2,581 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIH, 17 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 19920830034089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920830034089A), Aug 30, 1992: Cessna 182F, Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Early nose high liftoff. Unable climb. Aborted. Ran off end. High density altitude,gross wt,hot day were factors.

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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