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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182S · Lake/Island Par, ID · July 21, 2003

Date: July 21, 2003 · 11:45 local
Place: Lake/Island Par, ID
Airport: Henry'S Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N146NE
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA146
Reported as: Cessna 182S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total285 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N146NERegistered now · Cessna 182SS/N 18280221 · Built 1998 Airframe modelCessna 182S

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed from Henry'S Lake Airport, ID, and about 5 minutes into the flight the "oil light" came on. The pilot turned around to return to Henry'S Lake Airport. The engine began to knock and the pilot heard a "pop", which resembled a backfire. The engine began to shudder so the pilot shut down the engine. The aircraft landed short of the runway and struck a ditch during rollout and knocked the nosegear off. The aircraft bounced over the ditch, landed on the main gear before the nose settled to the ground. The aircraft rotated clockwise causing the left wing to drop and impact the ground. Aircraft sustained substantial damage. All occupants exited without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM HENRY'S LAKE AIRPORT, ID, AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE "OIL LIGHT" CAME ON. THE PILOT TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO HENRY'S LAKE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THE PILOT HEARD A "POP", WHICH RESEMBLED A BACKFIRE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER SO THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH DURING ROLLOUT AND KNOCKED THE NOSEGEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OVER THE DITCH, LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR BEFORE THE NOSE SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND IMPACT THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHenry's Lake, IDA set of inadequately torqued vacuum pump retaining nuts, leading to the failure of the vacuum pump gasket, resulting in oil exhaustion, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise. A ditch and rough uneven terrain were factors.Jul 21, 2003 · Substantial damage