# Accident 20040923023359A: Cessna R182, Milton, FL, September 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6453° N, 86.9986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6453&lon=-86.9986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5157T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157T-2005-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 4,019 total, 2 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040923023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH FOULING THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REMOVED AND CLEANED DUE TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL QUALIFIED WITNESSES TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE ENGINE. AFTER ENGINE START THE ENGINE WAS HEARD BY THE SAME WITNESSES, RUNNING ROUGH. THEY ALSO HEARD THE RUN UP WITH THE ENGINE SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON TAKEOFF USING AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RUNWAY AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER, ACCORDING TO THE SAME WITNESSES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, STALL AND SPIN. THE RESULTING IMPACT RESULTED IN A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUR FATALITIES.

## 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 MIA04FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA128), Sep 23, 2004: Cessna R182 (N5157T), Milton, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment based on witness statements describing an excessive rpm drop and rough running engine after starting, during the engine…

## Other reports on N5157T (3)

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

- [Incident 19930906047679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906047679I), Sep 6, 1993: Cessna R182 (N5157T), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Made fly-by. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.
- [Accident 19901209053329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901209053329A), Dec 9, 1990: Cessna R182 (N5157T), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Lost electronics. Lost control on landing with manual gear not locked. Had failed turn on generator switch.
- [Incident 19880123023559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123023559I), Jan 23, 1988: Cessna R182 (N5157T), Southern Pine, NC, Minor damage. Began go around but retracted gear too early, aircraft settled with gear up. Belly grazed runway. Landed safely.

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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