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FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Jackpot, NV · July 28, 2001

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Date
July 28, 2001 · 09:30 local
Place
Jackpot, NV
Airport
Jackpot Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N55KH
Reported as
Cessna TR182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total90 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N55KHRegistered now · Cessna TR182S/N R18201104 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna TR182Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot experienced a less than expected performance from the aircraft on the initial takeoff. He then returned to land, disembarked his wife and performed a magneto check again. After it checked normal, he performed another takeoff and at 600 feet AGL, the engine started running rough and manifold pressure dropped. The pilot completed a 180 degree turn to land on the runway accepting approximately 5 knots downwind condition. Upon touch down, he was slightly fast and veered off the runway with the nose wheel clipping one of the taxi lights breaking it. The pilot was uninjured and called an A&P mech to check out the aircraft. The A&P signoff showed the right magneto 5 degrees out of limits and the plugs fouled. He corrected both of these conditions. The aircraft departed the next day. The pilot chose to leave the landing gear extended until he could have the aircraft jacked and a full operational check completed although no visible damage existed on the nosewheel. While enroute to palo alto, CA, the pilot landed a stockton, CA to refuel and noticed the engine plugs starting to foul again. This was again corrected and the aircraft flown to palo alto, CA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED A LESS THAN EXPECTED PERFORMANCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF. HE THEN RETURNED TO LAND, DISEMBARKED HIS WIFE AND PERFORMED A MAGNETO CHECK AGAIN. AFTER IT CHECKED NORMAL, HE PERFORMED ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND AT 600 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED. THE PILOT COMPLETED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY ACCEPTING APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOTS DOWNWIND CONDITION. UPON TOUCH DOWN, HE WAS SLIGHTLY FAST AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL CLIPPING ONE OF THE TAXI LIGHTS BREAKING IT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND CALLED AN A&P MECH TO CHECK OUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE A&P SIGNOFF SHOWED THE RIGHT MAGNETO 5 DEGREES OUT OF LIMITS AND THE PLUGS FOULED. HE CORRECTED BOTH OF THESE CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NEXT DAY. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LEAVE THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED UNTIL HE COULD HAVE THE AIRCRAFT JACKED AND A FULL OPERATIONAL CHECK COMPLETED ALTHOUGH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE EXISTED ON THE NOSEWHEEL. WHILE ENROUTE TO PALO ALTO, CA, THE PILOT LANDED A STOCKTON, CA TO REFUEL AND NOTICED THE ENGINE PLUGS STARTING TO FOUL AGAIN. THIS WAS AGAIN CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO PALO ALTO, CA.