# Accident 20010623015609A: Cessna 182Q, Houston, TX, June 23, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 23, 2001, 12:56 local time - Place: Houston, TX - Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.6102° N, 95.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6102&lon=-95.1204&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4834N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4834N-2001-08-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Reported engine: CONT IO470F - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA153) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623015609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 23, 2001, AT 1158 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N4834N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB NEAR HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO SOUTHWESTERN GAS PIPELINE INC., OF THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AT 1156. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17L AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE "FAILED." THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN MAKING A "STEEP," 180-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT, BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT, WHEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE NOSE ENTERED A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED GROUND. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS SERVICE INFORMATION DIRECTIVE (SID) 97-3 (ADJUSTMENT OF THE FUEL FLOW INJECTION SYSTEM) AND THEN COMPLETED AN ENGINE RUN-UP. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE ENGINE RUN-UP. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO TAKEOFF FOR A TEST FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AND WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POSITION AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED TREES AND THE GROUND DURING THE FORCED LANDING, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 17L AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE "FAILED." THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED MAKING A "STEEP" 180-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT WHEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND EXAMINED, AND NO FINDINGS WERE OBSERVED THAT WOULD PRECLUDE OPERATION OF THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL METERING UNIT, FUEL MANIFOLD, AND FUEL PUMP WERE EXAMINED AND FLOW TESTED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED. (-23) MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL SERVICE INFORMATION DIRECTIVE #SID 97-3 (ATTACHED). AFTER SERVICE INFORMATION DIRECTIVE WAS COMPLIED WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO RUNWAY 17L FOR DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF ON 17L. AFTER TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200' TO 300' WHEN THE ENGINE "SURGED" AND QUIT. PILOT STATED AT THAT TIME HE TOLD THE TOWER HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPTED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35L. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS OFF OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17R, COMING TO REST ON A COMPASS HEADING OF 350 DEGREES WITH THE LEFT WING RESTING IN SOME TREES. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWIING: IMPACT POINT TO RESTING PLACE 39 PACES; NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORN AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT; ENGINE BENT DOWN IN ABOUT 25 DEGREE ANGLE, MASTER SWITCH, MAGNETO SWITCH AND FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. THERE WAS SOME UNKNOWN BLACK PUTTY LIKE MATERIAL SEALING THE VENT TUBE OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEA KING. (CONTINUED ON ADDITIONAL SHEET). ## 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 FTW01LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA153), Jun 23, 2001: Cessna 182Q (N4834N), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a collision with 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.