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FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Skiatook, OK · May 23, 2009

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Date
May 23, 2009 · 15:00 local
Place
Skiatook, OK
Airport
Skiatook Municipal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4892D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA325
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Reported engine
Continental O470L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N4892DRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Cessna 182AS/N 34992 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 182AEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was involved in skydiving activities; accident occurred on 9th flight of the day; aircraft refueled immediately prior to takeoff. Pilot reported normal takeoff; at approximately 200 feet altitude the pilot observed loss of airspeed; noticed RPM was slowly decreasing and manifold pressure remained constant. Pilot turned left and attempted an emergency landing in a grass field; left wing clipped a utility pole on descent; aircraft became entangled in utility wires; aircraft landed; nose gear sheared off; aircraft spun approximately 180 degrees and traveled approximately 50 feet and came to a full stop; pilot and passengers exited aircraft. Fuel samples were taken from the aircraft and fueling source; visual inspecton of aircraft fueling source reveal a very small amount of water. Visual inspection of sample taken from refueling source nozzle appeared normal; fuel vender checked api gravity weight and found it to be normal. Aircraft engine was not maintained iaw oem recommended overhaul schedule. Aircraft exceed allowable gross weight on takeoff by as much as 150 pounds.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN SKYDIVING ACTIVITIES; ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY; AIRCRAFT REFUELED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL TAKEOFF; AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ALTITUDE THE PILOT OBSERVED LOSS OF AIRSPEED; NOTICED RPM WAS SLOWLY DECREASING AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE REMAINED CONSTANT. PILOT TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD; LEFT WING CLIPPED A UTILITY POLE ON DESCENT; AIRCRAFT BECAME ENTANGLED IN UTILITY WIRES; AIRCRAFT LANDED; NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF; AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AND CAME TO A FULL STOP; PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED AIRCRAFT. FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FUELING SOURCE; VISUAL INSPECTON OF AIRCRAFT FUELING SOURCE REVEAL A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. VISUAL INSPECTION OF SAMPLE TAKEN FROM REFUELING SOURCE NOZZLE APPEARED NORMAL; FUEL VENDER CHECKED API GRAVITY WEIGHT AND FOUND IT TO BE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT MAINTAINED IAW OEM RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL SCHEDULE. AIRCRAFT EXCEED ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT ON TAKEOFF BY AS MUCH AS 150 POUNDS.

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 CEN09LA325Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkiatook, OKLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons.May 23, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4892D · 1

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

Incident 19950318012629IParachute Jumping · Mobile, ALRough engine on climbout. 4 jumpers chose to jump. One cutaway main. Unable deploy reserve. Fuel select bumped off.Mar 18, 1995 · 1 fatal