Cessna 182P N9380G

Summary

On 12 May 2022 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N9380G was involved in an accident near Port Bolivar, Texas, United States. One person was 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

12 May 2022 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Bolivar, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Seafood Warehouse Park Airport (XS77)

Coordinates

29.4667, -94.6284

Aircraft

Cessna 182P

Registration

N9380G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Crystal Beach → New Waverly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain a proper soft field takeoff pitch attitude during takeoff that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a canal.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was attempting a soft field takeoff from a grass/dirt runway when the right elevator struck the ground. The airplane veered to the right, and the pilot applied corrective aileron and rudder control inputs and continued the takeoff. As the airplane approached the runway departure end, the pilot pulled back on the control yoke to get the airplane airborne. The pilot was unable to get the airplane airborne and it impacted and became partially submersed in a saltwater canal at the departure end of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall, left wing, and right elevator. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot reported that he did not hear or feel the impact of the elevator with the ground when the elevator struck the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.