Cessna 182 N20BK

Summary

On 28 October 2018 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N20BK was involved in an accident near Elba, Alabama, 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

28 October 2018 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elba, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Carl Folsom (14J)

Coordinates

31.4108, -86.0900

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N20BK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elba → Jackson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19LA031

Nobody was injured.

A leak in the pitot-static system for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in an airspeed indication error, an aborted takeoff, and a subsequent runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll on an instructional flight, the instructor noticed that the airspeed was not increasing above 50 knots. He aborted the takeoff, during which the airplane overran the runway end and collided with a berm, resulting in substantial damage. The airplane was recovered for examination and a pitot-static system test revealed significant errors in airspeed indication due to a leak in the system. The airplane’s maintenance logs were not provided for review, and the maintenance history of the pitot-static system could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.