# Accident 20010213003189A: Cessna 182J, Stuart, FL, February 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2001, 18:16 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1831° N, 80.2119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1831&lon=-80.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N979ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979ND-2001-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010213003189A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2001, ABOUT 1816 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182J, N979ND, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATED BY APEX AVIATION, INC., COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER LANDING ON THE MARTIN COUNTY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE WITHAM FIELD AIRPORT, STUART, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA; THE TIME OF DEPARTURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. ACCORDING TO A PRELIMINARY TRANSCRIPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED AND HAD PERFORMED ONE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THE FLIGHT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND WAS CLEARED FOR ANOTHER TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE "MISS-FIRING" OR STRANGE BACKFIRE OR POPPING OSUNDS". THE PILOT WHO WAS SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE CONTROLLER QUESTIONED IF THE ENGINE WAS OPERABLE AND THE PILOT      REPORTED AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A TREE APPROX. 35 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE ON THE GROUND. A POSTCRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR TESTING. THE ENIGNE WAS PLACED ON A TEST STAND AND ONE OF THE HEAT DAMAGED INDUCTION PIPES WAS REPLACED. WITH THE IMPACT DAMAGED PROPELLER AND IMPACT AND HEAT DAMAGED CARBURETOR INSTALLED, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED TO APPROX. 2,600 RPM. THE CARBURETOR WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23)AFTER TOUCH AND GO ON CLIMB OUT TO PATTERN ALTITUDE PILOT RADIOED HE LOST HIS ENGINE AND GOING DOWN ON GOLF COURSE ACFT CRASHED ON GOLF COURSE.

## 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 MIA01FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA077), Feb 13, 2001: Cessna 182J (N979ND), Stuart, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons resulting in the forced landing. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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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