ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287620
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| Date: | Monday 2 July 2012 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210-5 (205) |
| Owner/operator: | Richard G Finkle |
| Registration: | N8450Z |
| MSN: | 205-0450 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2805 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Glacier, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Glacier, MT (2MT1) |
| Schafer Meadows, MT (8U2 | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane accelerated normally on the takeoff roll. It became airborne between 1,000 and 1,200 feet down the 2,500-foot runway, had a positive rate of climb, but was not climbing as he would have expected. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff and reduced power but then realized that he did not have enough runway remaining to land. As the pilot was adding power to abort the landing the airplane contacted the ground, departed the runway, and came to rest about 1/4 mile beyond the end of the runway after colliding with a log. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that he felt the optical illusion of rising terrain and a rising runway caused him to feel that the airplane was not climbing adequately.
Probable Cause: The pilot elected to abort the takeoff without sufficient runway available to land and stop the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the illusion created by the rising terrain, which influenced the pilot's decision to abort the takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR12CA284
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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