Cessna 182A N4974D

Summary

On 2 June 2010 at about 00:45 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N4974D was involved in an accident near Franksville, Wisconsin, United States. 2 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

2 June 2010 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Franksville, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Cindy Guntly Memorial Airport (62C)

Coordinates

42.8236, -88.0944

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N4974D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Franksville → Franksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA283

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and delay in aborting the takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airspeed indicator was not displaying normal values as the airplane accelerated on the takeoff roll. After identifying the airspeed indicator anomaly, she continued the takeoff roll for an unspecified distance before ultimately deciding to abort the takeoff. The pilot noted that there was an accumulation of dew on the grass runway. During the rejected takeoff, the airplane overran the end of the runway and slid down an embankment before nosing-over in a ravine. Both wings were substantially damaged during the accident. A postaccident inspection revealed that the pilot had not removed the pitot-tube protective cover before departure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.