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FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Susaville, CA · August 14, 1997

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Date
August 14, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place
Susaville, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N759FU
Reported as
Cessna 182Q
Reported engine
Continental O470U
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N759FURegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18265966 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 182QEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 14, 1997, at 12:15, N759FU, piloted by ralph b. winkeler, certificate no 2042155, departed ontario, or with a destination of paradise, CA. After crossing eagle lake in northern California at an altitude of approximately 9500 feet, the engine sputtered and lost power with no other previous indications. Mayday was declared on 121.5 and transponder set to 7700. All attempts to restart engine or regain power were unsuccessful. A glide was initiated and a landing was executed on state highway 44. During the landing roll out the left wing came in contact with three fiberglass snow markers and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the outboard leading edge of the left wing. Investigation revealed that the right magneto had electrically failed and the remaining spark plugs became fouled. The right magneto was replaced and all spark plugs replaced. At this time with the help of the California highway patrol and caltrans, the aircraft was flown off highway 44 to the susanville airport where the engine was extensively inspected and returned to service. The aircraft then continued its flight to southern California without incident and was reported to function and operate exceptionally well. This investigation is closed. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 14, 1997, AT 12:15, N759FU, PILOTED BY RALPH B. WINKELER, CERTIFICATE NO 2042155, DEPARTED ONTARIO, OR WITH A DESTINATION OF PARADISE, CA. AFTER CROSSING EAGLE LAKE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 9500 FEET, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER WITH NO OTHER PREVIOUS INDICATIONS. MAYDAY WAS DECLARED ON 121.5 AND TRANSPONDER SET TO 7700. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE OR REGAIN POWER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. A GLIDE WAS INITIATED AND A LANDING WAS EXECUTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 44. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THREE FIBERGLASS SNOW MARKERS AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO HAD ELECTRICALLY FAILED AND THE REMAINING SPARK PLUGS BECAME FOULED. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS REPLACED AND ALL SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. AT THIS TIME WITH THE HELP OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL AND CALTRANS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OFF HIGHWAY 44 TO THE SUSANVILLE AIRPORT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS EXTENSIVELY INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS REPORTED TO FUNCTION AND OPERATE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.