ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225018
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 2019 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182A Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6314B |
| MSN: | 34214 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5418 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-520-UTS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glades Park, Mesa County, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Glades Park, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N6314B
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 00:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-May-2019 01:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-May-2019 01:28 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-May-2019 01:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 12-May-2019 06:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 13-May-2019 18:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 18:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 09:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 10-Mar-2020 14:12 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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