# Accident 20031021026839A: Cessna 182G, Orange, MA, October 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2003, 16:23 local time
- Place: Orange, MA
- Airport: Orange Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5333° N, 72.2917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5333&lon=-72.2917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3419S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419S-2005-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021026839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TURNERS FALLS, MA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 LCL. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ON A MODIFIED, EXTENDED BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 32 AT ORANGE, MA AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY .8 MILE FROM RUNWAY, THEN CRASHED INTO ROHUNTA LAKE. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE, IDLER GEAR SUPPORT PINS WERE FOUND TO BE MISSING. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE IDLER GEAR, NO LOCK NUTS OR PINS ATTACHED. THREADS WERE CLEAN, STUDS INTACT.

## 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 NYC04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA014), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 182G (N3419S), Athol, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power due to disengagement of the magneto idler gear. Also causal was the improper reinstallation of the magneto during the annual inspection.

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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