Cessna R182 accident near Macon, NC
On May 21, 2023, a Cessna R182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Macon, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 21, 2023
- Place
- Macon, NC
- Aircraft
- Cessna R182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.540°N, 78.058°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230522192206
Official records · ERA23LA240
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On May 21, 2023, about 1447 eastern daylight time, a Cessna R182, N182LG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Macon, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was departing from runway 18 at Nocarva Airport (NC10), Macon, North Carolina. Runway 18 was 1,900 ft-long, 100 ft-wide, and consisted of a turf surface. According to a witness (who was also a pilot) and video recorded by a witness, the airplane travelled along the runway in a nose-high attitude with the tail dragging in the turf. The airplane lifted off nose high, the wings buffeted, and the airplane drifted left into trees. The engine was operating continuously, and no abnormal engine sounds were heard by the witness or during the portion of the takeoff that was video recorded. A postimpact fire consumed a majority of the wreckage, which came to rest in a wooded area off the left side of the runway, about three-fourths down the runway. The wreckage was subsequently recovered from the accident site and examined. Elevator control cable continuity was confirmed from the cockpit, through recovery cuts, to the elevator bell cranks. Rudder cable continuity was confirmed from the cockpit pedals to recovery cuts at the rear empennage. The aileron cable remained attached to the left and right aileron bellcranks and in the cockpit; however, the aileron cable from the cockpit to the wing was not identified. Measurement of the flap jackscrew corresponded to a flaps near retracted position (be
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff.
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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.
