Cessna 182 N3107R

Summary

On 3 June 2020 at about 14:14 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N3107R was involved in an accident near Sandia, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 June 2020 at 14:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandia, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

J A Knolle (8XS3)

Coordinates

27.9939, -97.8206

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N3107R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1967

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandia → Kingsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA164

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff from a soft airstrip that resulted in a collision with objects.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during a soft field takeoff from a grass airstrip with 20º of flaps extended, about a third of the way down the airstrip, the left main landing gear wheel impacted mud as the airplane rotated and initiated the climb. The airplane drifted left of centerline and the pilot corrected with right aileron control. The airplane continued to drift left, and subsequently collided with a fence and a tree before it collided with terrain in an open field and came to rest in a nose down position. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged.   According to a witness, after the airplane became airborne, it attained an altitude of about 20 ft above the ground as it drifted to the left of the airstrip centerline.  The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.