Cessna 182P N400DH

Summary

On 15 March 2004 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N400DH was involved in an accident near Monticello, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 March 2004 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Monticello, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Dark Canyon Middle Point

Coordinates

37.8853, -110.0689

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N400DH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moab → Moab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04LA052

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff. Contributing factors include the sudden windshift and the bushes.

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

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The pilot noted the winds were variable from 7 to 10 knots with gusts to 15 generally from the east and elected to depart to the east. The ground roll was slow due to the soft dirt. Approximately two thirds down the runway, the airplane struck a hump on the runway and became airborne. The pilot lowered the nose slightly to gain airspeed. At the end of the runway, "the wind shifted from a headwind to a tailwind" and the airplane settled into the juniper bushes at the departure end of the runway and nosed over, substantially damaging the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.