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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Columbus, OH · February 8, 1998

Date: February 8, 1998 · 12:33 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Ohio State University
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N341JC
Reported as: Cessna R182
Reported engine: Lycoming O540J3C5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,482 total968 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N341JCRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18200577 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna R182 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 February 8, 1998, Mr. William d. wehr, private pilot, certificate number 282304417, and one passenger (wife), departed don scott field, Columbus, Ohio (osu) at 1233, EST in a Cessna (CE-182RG), N341JC, serial number 18200577 enroute to warwick, rhode island, for a FAR 91 leisure flight. At 1237 EST, Mr. Wehr stated that he experienced a complete electrical failure as he raised the landing gear. He returned to (osu) and made an emergency landing on runway 9R. During landing rollout all three landing gear collapsed and the aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries. Subsequent inspection of N341JC by ASI jay c. wilkins and phillip d. troutwine of the cmh FSDO discovered that the aircraft battery had no electrolyte (water) and apparently due to the high demand placed on the electrical system, a system overvoltage occurred and removed the alternator from providing aircraft electrical power, causing the electrical failure.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 8, 1998, MR. WILLIAM D. WEHR, PRIVATE PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 282304417, AND ONE PASSENGER (WIFE), DEPARTED DON SCOTT FIELD, COLUMBUS, OHIO (OSU) AT 1233, EST IN A CESSNA (CE-182RG), N341JC, SERIAL NUMBER 18200577 ENROUTE TO WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, FOR A FAR 91 LEISURE FLIGHT. AT 1237 EST, MR. WEHR STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS HE RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. HE RETURNED TO (OSU) AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF N341JC BY ASI JAY C. WILKINS AND PHILLIP D. TROUTWINE OF THE CMH FSDO DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY HAD NO ELECTROLYTE (WATER) AND APPARENTLY DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND PLACED ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, A SYSTEM OVERVOLTAGE OCCURRED AND REMOVED THE ALTERNATOR FROM PROVIDING AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE.