Cessna 182 N44LL

Summary

On 28 November 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N44LL, operated by Loveless Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Gillespie, Illinois, United States. 4 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 November 2008 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gillespie, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lindell Loveless Airport (LL45)

Coordinates

39.1822, -89.8217

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N44LL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Loveless Enterprises

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gillespie → Gillespie

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA089

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to take off with a known obstacle on the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that a 6-inch drainage pipe was lying across his private airstrip at the 1,600-foot mark of his 3,800-foot grass airstrip. He did two practice landings and takeoffs to make certain that he could land and takeoff without hitting the drainage pipe. After the second landing, he took three passengers for a flight. He reported that the takeoff was fine and he lifted off the runway 200 - 300 feet from the pipe. He reported that during the landing he did not get the airplane stopped in time and the airplane struck the drainage pipe and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and the passengers were not injured.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.