# Accident 20000629007189A: Cessna 182K, Mayer, AZ, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 08:50 local time
- Place: Mayer, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3410° N, 112.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3410&lon=-112.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3094Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3094Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629007189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2000, AT 0850 HOURS MST A CESSNA 182K, N3094Q, OWNED BY PRESCOTT PRECISION DIE, AND OPERATED BY COMMERICAL PILOT WILLIAM S. FRIEDMAN, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 0064661567, HAD A CATASTROPIC ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD NEAR MAYER, AZ. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUMBER 5 ROD BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE ROD TO FAIL DAMAGING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, FIRE WALL, AND NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX00LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA244), Jun 29, 2000: Cessna 182K (N3094Q), Mayer, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power resulting from the mechanic's failure to properly torque the connecting rod bolt nuts during engine overhaul.

## Other reports on N3094Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220830016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220830016619A), Aug 30, 2022: Cessna 182K (N3094Q), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. The pilot stated that on the morning of the flight, he was flying with an instructor pilot in his own aircraft. The pilot stated that they conducted a…

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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