# Accident 20100123034679A: Cessna 182C, Reno, NV, January 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8544° N, 119.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8544&lon=-119.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8948T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8948T-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 120 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100123034679A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE RENO/TAHOE STEAD (RTS) AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF RTS, HE FELT A VIBRATION AND NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER RPM WAS INCREASING.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE RPM AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT.  THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH RENO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT NOTED THAT IT WAS "SEIZED."  THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEARBY ROAD.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH, NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 WPR10LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA118), Jan 23, 2010: Cessna 182C (N8948T), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise due to oil starvation as a result of foreign material blockage of the oil pickup tube.

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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