# Incident 20030401004399I: Cessna 182P, Eufaula, AL, April 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9511° N, 85.1289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9511&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696SP-2006-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030401004399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CESSNA 182 HAD A PETERSON STC CONVERSION ON THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT, A VIBRATION DEVELOPED IN THE CESSNA 182. THE PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED AT EUFAULA, ALABAMA. THE PILOT WHO IS ALSO A MECHANIC, REPORTED THE LEFT CANARD WAS CRACKED.

## 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 ATL03IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA073), Apr 1, 2003: Cessna 182P (N696SP), Eufaula, AL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of end rib for the left canard flap.

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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