Cessna 182Q N79ES

Summary

On 21 August 2011 at about 18:55 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N79ES was involved in an accident near Alton, Utah, United States. 3 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

21 August 2011 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Alton, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Strawberry Valley Estates (UT24)

Coordinates

37.4931, -112.6453

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N79ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alton → Henderson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA400

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in insufficient altitude to clear obstructions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed an uneventful ground run-up and positioned the airplane at the beginning of the dirt airstrip in preparation for takeoff. High density altitude (10,700 feet) and gusting crosswind conditions existed, and the airplane was loaded about 10 percent below its maximum gross weight. The pilot began the takeoff, and the airplane attained rotation speed about the time that it reached the end of the runway. The pilot initiated rotation, and the airplane lifted off the ground but did not gain sufficient altitude to avoid striking a fence and sign post. The airplane then struck the ground and nosed over. During the postaccident examination of the airplane and engine, no mechanical failures or malfunctions were revealed that would have precluded normal operation. According to the airplane's information manual, at the reported weight and weather conditions, the airplane should have been able to take off after traveling less than 1/2 of the distance down the runway. Therefore, the pilot should have had ample time to determine that the airplane was not performing as expected and to abort the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.