Cessna 182Q N78234

Summary

On 28 July 2001 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N78234 was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2001 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocala, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Dutchman

Coordinates

27.8792, -82.7594

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N78234

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocala → St Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA200

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to properly judge takeoff distance, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in the aircraft colliding with a fence at the end of the runway, and incurring substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that there were five people on board the aircraft, and he was attempting a soft field takeoff but the aircraft was not accelerating in ground effect. He said that with about a third of the runway left, he believed that he could easily stop the aircraft, but when he applied the brakes the aircraft did not slow down, so he aimed for what looked like the lowest part of the fence ahead of him. He said he was about to pull the mixture, when he decided to add power and jump the fence instead, and the aircraft struck the fence with the undercarriage and tail, incurring substantial damage. According to the pilot, prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.