# Accident 20030721015769A: Cessna 182S, Lake/Island Par, ID, July 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lake/Island Par, ID
- Airport: Henry'S Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6486° N, 111.3581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6486&lon=-111.3581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146NE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 285 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030721015769A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA146), Jul 21, 2003: Cessna 182S (N146NE), Henry's Lake, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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…

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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