# Accident 19930524015059A: Cessna 182P, Reno, NV, May 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9100° N, 119.6802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9100&lon=-119.6802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930524015059A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE. SECURED SAME. NOSED OVER IN ROUGH TERRAIN. ALTERNATOR SEIZED. BROKE DRIVE BELT.

## 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 LAX93LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA222), May 24, 1993: Cessna 182P (N642WR), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A BEARING IN THE AIRPLANE'S ALTERNATOR DURING OVERHAUL BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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