Cessna 182G N3199S

Summary

On 28 December 2005 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 182G registered N3199S was involved in an accident near Sweet Home, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and 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.

Date

28 December 2005 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sweet Home, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Sweet Home (2OR7)

Coordinates

44.3994, -122.6853

Aircraft

Cessna 182G

Registration

N3199S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sweet Home → Corvallis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

SEA06CA034

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane exiting the paved runway surface, encountering muddy terrain and nosing over. Contributing factors were the night light condition and the muddy terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, when he began his departure roll, he had a clear view of the unlighted 2,100-foot-long by 20-foot-wide asphalt paved runway. Illumination was provided by street lights on parallel streets and the airplane's lights. Shortly after the takeoff roll began, the pilot "realized he could no longer see the runway edges." As soon as he made this realization, he felt the left main tire start to drag in the muddy ground next to the runway. He applied hard right rudder in an unsuccessful attempt to bring the left main tire back onto the pavement. He then realized that all of the wheels were off the pavement, pulled back on the yoke to keep the nose wheel up, and reduced power to abort the takeoff. After a "very short pause," he felt "the front of the plane dig in," and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.