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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182G · Chino Valley, AZ · February 5, 1997

Date: February 5, 1997 · 08:00 local
Place: Chino Valley, AZ
Airport: Robin Stol
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28EM
Reported as: Cessna 182G
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N28EMRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Cessna 182GS/N 18255209 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 182G Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: engine lost power about one minute after take-off from Robin Stol, just after retracting flaps and reducing prop RPM @ about 500 ft. AGL. Landing was accomplished straight ahead under power line, fence post was broken off by prop spinner and nose wheel fairing. There was also minor damage to prop, cowl, exhaust pipe, wing le, scratches on nose strut and wing strut. Was unable to clear fence due to lack of flap deployment and abrupt flair required. Power loss was attributed to the effects of incorrect spark timing as determined by mechanics who examined engine.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM ROBIN STOL, JUST AFTER RETRACTING FLAPS AND REDUCING PROP RPM @ ABOUT 500 FT. AGL. LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED STRAIGHT AHEAD UNDER POWER LINE, FENCE POST WAS BROKEN OFF BY PROP SPINNER AND NOSE WHEEL FAIRING. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP, COWL, EXHAUST PIPE, WING LE, SCRATCHES ON NOSE STRUT AND WING STRUT. WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR FENCE DUE TO LACK OF FLAP DEPLOYMENT AND ABRUPT FLAIR REQUIRED. POWER LOSS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE EFFECTS OF INCORRECT SPARK TIMING AS DETERMINED BY MECHANICS WHO EXAMINED ENGINE.