# Accident 20040906020939A: Cessna 182B, Gillette, WY, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1750° N, 105.6350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1750&lon=-105.6350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2725G-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906020939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE FROM CASPER, WY TO GILLETTE, WY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED THE MAGNETOS OFF DUE TO THE ENGINE MAKING A VERY LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD, HIT A FENCE AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER THE NOSE GEAR HIT A RUT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. ENGINE SHIPPED TO TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS (TCM) FOR TEAR DOWN INSPECTION.

## 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 DEN04LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA136), Sep 6, 2004: Cessna 182 (N2725G), Gillette, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper engine overhaul performed by the mechanic which resulted in the fractured exhaust valve and subsequent partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable…

## Other reports on N2725G (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040704012739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704012739I), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Pine Haven, WY. (-23) Group of jumpers were skydiving over a drop zone. One jumper turned his chute in the wrong direction at the last minute causing jumper to hit the ground…
- [Incident 19830821061949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821061949I), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 182B (N2725G), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Struck a parked car taxiing to ramp. Taxiway was muddy and obstructed by several paraked cars.
- [Incident 19780704042029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042029I), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 182 (N2725G), Casper, WY. A jumper was injured during demostration jump while in turn oscillation and hit harder due to higher elevation.

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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