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Cessna 182P N9425M

22 May 2005 · Lowell, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 22 May 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9425M, operated by Rutledge Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Lowell, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lowell, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Circle S Farms Airport (AR91)
Coordinates
36.2258, -94.0322
Aircraft
Cessna 182P
Registration
N9425M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Rutledge Air LLC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lowell → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DFW05CA130

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 1 1 0

Probable cause

The instructor's inadequate supervision and the second pilot's inadequate planning/decision to assure adequate takeoff performance to clear obstacles. Contributing factors were the prevailing quartering tailwind, the pilots selection of the wrong runway, and a high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 56.9-hour private pilot who was receiving instruction from a certified flight instructor lost control of the airplane during takeoff/initial climb and flew into the tops of several trees before impacting water 300 feet beyond the departure end of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the flaps were up. There was also a quartering left tailwind of 9 knots, with a density altitude of 2,376 feet. The length of the private grass airstrip was 1,971 feet long. Using assumptions for accident conditions, the airplane manufacturer calculated a required takeoff roll of 1,910 feet to clear a 50-foot obstacle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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