Cessna 182A N6361B

Summary

On 25 September 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 182A registered N6361B, operated by Chris J. Petit, was involved in an accident near Ama, Louisiana, United States. One person was 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

25 September 2015 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ama, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Na (PVT)

Coordinates

29.9519, -90.2861

Aircraft

Cessna 182A

Registration

N6361B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Chris J. Petit

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ama → Ama

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA278

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to takeoff on a partially obstructed runway, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, while taxiing onto the runway of his private airstrip, he noticed that there were dogs on the runway. The pilot decided to position his airplane on the left side of the runway in order to accommodate the canines during his takeoff roll. The pilot reported that shortly after rotation, the airplane's left wing tip struck a tree. The pilot stated that the forces from impact, spun the airplane 90 degrees to the left, into the tree line where the airplane came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies existed that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.