# Incident 19800512045219I: Cessna R182, St Paul, MN, May 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2243T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2243T-2010-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512045219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. LANDED SAFELY ON AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N2243T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790225007559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007559I), Feb 25, 1979: Cessna R182 (N2243T), New Richmond, WI, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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