# Accident 19980308010989A: Cessna 182, Santa Rosa, CA, March 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1998, 16:17 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3902° N, 122.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3902&lon=-122.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5704B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5704B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980308010989A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT EXPERIENCED LOUD ENGINE BACK FIRING. ABORTED TAKEOFF FEARING ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IN GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM FLIP. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND, AFTER ENGINE BACK FIRED. PILOT DID NOT NOTICE ANY REDUCTION IN POWER, OR ENGINE VIBRATION PRIOR TO REDUCING POWER. A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE DID NOT DETECT ANY MALFUNCTIONS. EXAMINATION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES. (.4)THE PILOT TOOK OFF AND ABOUT 50 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT TOLD THE TOWER HE WAS ABORTING THE TAKEOFF, PULLED THE POWER BACK, AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY.  HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT WAS ALREADY NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT THEN STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO HEAD TO A LARGE, OPEN FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT GRASS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPARS.  MECHANICAL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE POWERPLANT AND ITS ACCESSORIES.  APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WERE DRAINED FROM THE WING TANKS AND NO VIS                                                       IBLE CONTAMINATION WAS OBSERVED. FUEL WAS ALSO FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL WITH NO VISIBLE CONTAMINATION.  NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.  (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED LOUD ENGINE BACK FIRING. ABORTED TAKEOFF FEARING ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IN GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM FLIP.

## 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 LAX98LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA109), Mar 9, 1998: Cessna 182 (N5704B), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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