Cessna 182G accident near Topeka, KS
On August 8, 2003, a Cessna 182G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Topeka, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 8, 2003
- Place
- Topeka, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.159°N, 95.610°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030814X01338
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 8, 2003, about 1630 central daylight time, a Cessna 182G, N2064R, piloted by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain during takeoff from runway 35 (2,000 feet by 80 feet/grass) at Buena Terra Airport (33KS), near Topeka, Kansas. The personal flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight was originating from 33KS at the time of the accident and was destined for Atkinson Municipal Airport, near Pittsburg, Kansas. A witness stated: I witnessed [the pilot] taxi to the approach end of runway 35 at Buena Terra Airport. I was standing on the approach end of [runway] 01. He did his engine run up and cycled the prop and the engine sounded normal from my vantage point. After the run up, he started his take off roll. It was hot [approximately] 90 [degrees] F, wind very light out of the east. I noticed he was in trouble because he rotated very late and I could see the entire top of the A/C [aircraft]. He immediately pushed over to get more airspeed. The A/C was mushing along and fell off in a left wing low stall (I think he was stalled). The A/C then departed right and disappeared from my view. A passenger on the flight stated that the stall warning sounds for a second, occasionally, on takeoff and landing. She recalled the takeoff down the runway and she heard the stall warning horn go off as the airplane lifted off the runway. The airplane
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall during takeoff. Contributing factors were the low altitude he was at during the takeoff, and the trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
