ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179991
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| Date: | Friday 25 September 2015 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6361B |
| MSN: | 34261 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4597 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near St Charles Airport (LS40), AMA, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ama, LA (PVT) |
| Ama, LA (PVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while taxiing onto the runway of his private airstrip, he noticed that there were dogs on the runway. The pilot decided to position his airplane on the left side of the runway in order to accommodate the canines during his takeoff roll. The pilot reported that shortly after rotation, the airplane's left wing tip struck a tree. The pilot stated that the forces from impact, spun the airplane 90 degrees to the left, into the tree line where the airplane came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies existed that would have prevented normal flight operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff on a partially obstructed runway, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6361B
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2015 22:47 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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