# Accident 20010315006069A: Cessna 182, West Palm Beach, FL, March 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6006° N, 80.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6006&lon=-80.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2502G-2003-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010315006069A

## Narrative

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

(-19) ON MARCH 15, 2001, AT 1200 EST, A CESSNA 182B, N2502G, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD NEAR BOYTON BEACH, FL. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BOYNER BEACH, FL. AT 1150. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED ALOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SELECTED THE ONLY AVAILABLE AREA AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING/TOUCHDOWN PHASE. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED LNA AND CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET AGL AND WAS HEADING SSW OVER BOYNTON BEACH AREA WHEN HE REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER. ENGINE RESPONDED BUT PROPELLER PRODUCED NO THRUST. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN VACANT FIELD BORDERED BY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WITH GOLF COUR                                                           SE TO THE WEST. CROSSWIND LANDING WITH NO FLAPS RENDERED HIGH GROUND SPEED THAT MADE LANDING DIFFICULT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT BEFORE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED 2 FOOT BERM RIDGE IN PATH PERPENDICULAR TO THAT OF DIRECTION OF THAT CHOSEN FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. NOSE GEAR SHEARED AT MOUNT AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ANOTHER 100 FEET AFTER BERM BEFORE SPINNER CAUGHT GROUND, UPENDING AND FLIPPING AIRCRAFT, CAUSING IT TO COME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION IN FIELD. TEAR DOWN OF MACCAULEY PROPELLER REVEALED FAILED BLADE ACTUATOR PIN ON ONE OF THE BLADES.

## 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 ATL01LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA039), Mar 15, 2001: Cessna 182B (N2502G), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a propeller actuator pin that resulted in an engine vibration and the loss of thrust. The airplane nosed over during the emergency landing roll. A factor was rough/uneven terrain.

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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