# Accident 19920328007659A: Cessna TR182, Joliet, IL, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 14:02 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5197° N, 88.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5197&lon=-88.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4822R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4822R-1993-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,095 total, 2 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007659A

## Narrative

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

SPARKS UNDER PANEL AND FIRE NEAR FIREWALL. LANDED NEAREST AIRPORT AND BURNED. MASTER SWITCH STILL ON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA118), Mar 28, 1992: Cessna TR182 (N4822R), Joliet, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND THE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE ELECTRICAL ARCING, AND THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE…

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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