Cessna 182T N3559E

Summary

On 5 August 2013 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 182T registered N3559E, operated by Greater Flint Pilots Association Inc, was involved in an accident near Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2013 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

MacKinac Island (MCD)

Coordinates

45.8508, -84.6356

Aircraft

Cessna 182T

Registration

N3559E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Greater Flint Pilots Association Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mackinac Island → Davisburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA469

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed response to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an excursion and collision with a fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the pitot tube for debris during preflight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane visually appeared and felt to be accelerating normally, but the airspeed indicator never increased above 40 knots. The pilot aborted the takeoff when the airplane was halfway down the runway. The pilot said he used brakes to decelerate but the airplane was skidding on the wet runway. The pilot was unable to stop and went off the runway and collided with a wood fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the right elevator. Examination of the airplane found the pitot tube was filled with debris. According to the operator, the airplane was not equipped with a pitot tube cover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.