# Accident 20020727017299A: Cessna TR182, Copemish, MI, July 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Copemish, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4617° N, 85.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4617&lon=-85.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756CS-2007-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020727017299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM LUDINGTON TO TRAVERSE CITY THE SMELL OF SMOKE BECAME EVIDENT TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT BEGAN DESCENT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE DESCENT THE SMOKE AND NOW FIRE INTENSIFIED, REQUIRING THE PILOT TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND PUT HIS HEAD OUT TO BE ABLE TO SEE. AFTER A HARD TOUCHDOWN IN A SMALL FIELD THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ONTO ITS BACK, THE PILOT AND REAR PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THEIR OWN. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE BURNING AIRCRAFT AND HELPED THE FRONT PASSENGER TO ESCAPE. (.19) ON JULY 27, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA TR182, N756CS, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN ON-GROUND FIRE FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING DUE TO AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE NEAR COPEMISH, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM MASON COUNTY AIRPORT, LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, AT AN UNCONFIRMED TIME, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT, TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGA                N.

## 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 CHI02LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA218), Jul 27, 2002: Cessna TR182 (N756CS), Copemish, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The in-flight engine and cabin fire caused by a fatigue fracture of the left exhaust stack assembly. An additional cause was the part's inadequate design by the aftermarket part manufacturer. 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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