Cessna 182Q N95890

Summary

On 9 July 2003 at about 23:50 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N95890 was involved in an accident near Empire, Michigan, United States. 2 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

9 July 2003 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Empire, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Empire Airport (Y87)

Coordinates

44.7875, -86.0042

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N95890

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Empire → Lake Ann

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA205

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. A contributing factor to the accident included the pilot not utilizing all available engine power during the entire takeoff. Additional factors were the improper wing flap setting and the cherry-tree orchard.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a cherry-tree orchard during an attempted takeoff. The pilot reported that prior to the takeoff he had taxied the airplane to the end of runway 35 (2,600 feet by 50 feet, dry asphalt) to complete an engine run-up check. The pilot stated that no anomalies were noticed during the engine run-up and that he subsequently set the wing flaps to 10-degrees prior to departing. The pilot reported that the engine rpm was accelerated and the manifold pressure was set to 27 inches-of-mercury. The pilot stated the airplane "wasn't getting lift" during the takeoff roll, so he increased engine power to the maximum. The pilot reported after the airplane became airborne the stall warning horn sounded and he responded by lowering the airplane's nose, just clearing a pine tree in the process. The pilot stated he attempted to climb, but the stall warning horn sounded again and the airplane subsequently impacted the orchard near the departure end of the runway. The aircraft's takeoff checklist states that a normal takeoff is to be completed with full engine power and 20-degrees of wing flaps. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if he "aborted takeoff instead of adding power."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.