Cessna 182 N92913

Summary

On 13 May 2022 at about 01:10 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N92913, operated by Bakalar Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2022 at 01:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Owensboro/Daviess County Regio (OWB)

Coordinates

37.7442, -87.1650

Aircraft

Cessna 182

Registration

N92913

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

1

Operator

Bakalar Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA22LA225

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

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The pilot of the airplane was departing at night, and reported that as the airplane accelerated during the takeoff he felt the nose landing gear had “shimmied.” About this time he increased the pitch attitude for rotation and felt the nose wheel leave the ground, but it touched back down and the airplane then veered to the left. The pilot was unable to correct and the airplane departed the left side of the runway, encountered a ditch, bounced into the air, then landed hard. During the hard landing the nose landing gear collapsed, and the fuselage and engine mount were substantially damaged. The pilot and a flight instructor examined the airplane after the accident both were unable to identify evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.