Cessna 182 N777RM

Summary

On 17 July 2010 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N777RM, operated by Satellite Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Crisfield, Maryland, 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

17 July 2010 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Crisfield, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Crisfield Municipal (W41)

Coordinates

38.0172, -75.8233

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N777RM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Satellite Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crisfield → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA375

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot aborted the takeoff, near the end of the runway, due to a lack of airspeed. The airplane continued past the end of the runway, where it impacted a ditch, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot stated that the heat and humidity may have accounted for the airplane's inability to become airborne, and he may have been more successful if he used a short-field takeoff technique with 20 degrees of flaps.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.