20080802842599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182L · Westerly, RI · August 2, 2008

Date: August 2, 2008 · 10:00 local
Place: Westerly, RI
Airport: Westerly State
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N42366
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA268
Reported as: Cessna 182L
Reported engine: Continental O470*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 690 total212 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N42366Registration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Cessna 182LS/N 18258987 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On August 02, 2008, at approximately 1000 (EDT), a Cessna CE-182L, N42366 being flown by a private pilot on a personal trip made an off-airport emergency water landing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot of the aircraft stated in a written statement, while he was inboard on a two mile entering left base for Westerly State Airport, RI. (Wst) runway 07, he experienced a complete engine power loss just as he applied engine carburetor heat. The aircraft glided approximately one mile and impacted the pawcatuck river approximately one mile from Westerly State Airport. The aircraft came to rest upside down in the brackish water of the pawcatuck river approximatley 10 feet deep. The impact resulted in buckling of the right wing forward, mid and aft spar to include damage to the right wing internal structural supports.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 02, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 (EDT), A CESSNA CE-182L, N42366 BEING FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT ON A PERSONAL TRIP MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY WATER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHILE HE WAS INBOARD ON A TWO MILE ENTERING LEFT BASE FOR WESTERLY STATE AIRPORT, RI. (WST) RUNWAY 07, HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE POWER LOSS JUST AS HE APPLIED ENGINE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE AIRCRAFT GLIDED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND IMPACTED THE PAWCATUCK RIVER APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM WESTERLY STATE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE BRACKISH WATER OF THE PAWCATUCK RIVER APPROXIMATLEY 10 FEET DEEP. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN BUCKLING OF THE RIGHT WING FORWARD, MID AND AFT SPAR TO INCLUDE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING INTERNAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS.

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 NYC08CA268Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWesterly, RIA loss of power due to a partial blockage of the air induction system.Aug 2, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N42366 · 2

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

Incident 19810520034899ILevel Off Touchdown · Simsbury, CTPilot overshot landing and hit curb at end of runway braking off nose wheel.May 20, 1981 · Minor damage Accident 19780604014239ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Man,Wv, WVSteep apch,t/d hard in 3-PT attitude,bounced,hit hard on nosewheel.n solo endorsement.Jun 4, 1978 · Substantial damage