Cessna 182S N7111W

Summary

On 22 November 2017 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 182S registered N7111W was involved in an accident near Bolingbrook, Illinois, 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

22 November 2017 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Bolingbrook's Clow Int'l (1C5)

Coordinates

41.6956, -88.1289

Aircraft

Cessna 182S

Registration

N7111W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bolingbrook → Bolingbrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA041

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot completed a preflight inspection of the airplane before departing on a local flight. Upon adding power for takeoff, the airplane initially tracked straight but then started to turn right; the pilot was unable to correct the turn or stop the airplane, and the airplane exited the side of the runway before coming to rest inverted. An examination of the steering and rudder system did not find any preimpact abnormalities. The pilot added that he did not notice any undirected braking or unusual taxi characteristics of the airplane before the takeoff. An automated weather observation facility located about 5 miles south of the accident site recorded a crosswind at 4 knots about the time of the accident, which the pilot should have been able to compensate for. Given the lack of mechanical anomalies and light wind conditions, it is likely that the pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.