Cessna 182 N6314B

Summary

On 11 May 2019 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N6314B was involved in an accident near Glades Park, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 May 2019 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Glades Park, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Reese Private Strip (Pvt)

Coordinates

39.0192, -108.7678

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N6314B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glades Park → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA257

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and climb rate during takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in his failure to clear power lines.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, before departing from a high-altitude (6,830 ft mean sea level), 1,600-ft-long private, dirt airstrip, he set the flaps to 10° and trimmed the airplane. He added that, during takeoff, he advanced the throttle and that the airplane "accelerated well" and that he anticipated that the airplane would become airborne near the first of the runway's "two step downs," which was about 1,000 ft down the runway. He further reported that, although the wind was light and variable, he would be departing with a tailwind. At the first stepdown, he saw that the airspeed was low but he believed that he had gone beyond a "safe shut down point," so he chose to continue the takeoff believing that he would be able to clear the power lines near the departure end of the runway. The airplane became airborne near the departure end of the runway but was unable to maintain a sufficient climb rate to clear the power lines. The airplane struck two sets of power lines and impacted an embankment, and the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The calculated density altitude was 8,985 ft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.