# Accident 20110423006279A: Cessna 182B, Colville, WA, April 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2011, 13:05 local time
- Place: Colville, WA
- Airport: Colville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5439° N, 117.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5439&lon=-117.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8435T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8435T) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423006279A

## Narrative

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

MR. GEORGE THOMAS WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N8435T A 1959 CESSNA 182 AIRPLANE CONFIGURED ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL ENGINE RUN-UP PROCEDURE HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 FROM THE COLVILLE, WASHINGTON AIRPORT.  AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE HE THEN ADJUSTED THE AIRCRAFT'S MANUAL TURBO-CHARGER KNOB.  AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS POWER, BUT DID NOT QUIT.  TO AVOID A POWER-OFF DECENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT THEN PUSHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE INTO THE REMAINING RUNWAY.  AS THE RESULT OF THIS HARD LANDING THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED.  THE RETRACTABLE WHEELS COLLAPSED, WITH GEAR LEGS, AND SPREADER BARS EXTENSIVELY BENT TOO.  IN ADDITION, THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE GEAR FAILURE.THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PERFORM THE HARD LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY LENGTH WAS TO AVOID FLYING OFF THE STEEP EMBANKMENT LOCATED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 19.  THIS AREA INCLUDES POWER LINES, PRIVATE RESIDENCES, AND A NURSING HOME.TWO AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS FROM THE SPOKANE, WA FSDO COMPLETED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE, OR DUPLICATE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE'S LOSS OF POWER.  ALL THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND LINKAGE APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY.  THE MANUAL CONTROLLED TURBO-CHARGER APPEARED TO SPIN FREELY.  OPERATION OF THE ELECTRICAL FUEL BOOST PUMP IN THE HIGH AND LOW POSITIONS WAS NORMAL.  REMOVAL OF THE SPARK-PLUGS, AND FUEL INJECTORS REVEALED ORDINARY INDICATIONS TOO.  FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THE TWO WING TANKS, AND FIREWALL FUEL-STRAINER ALSO APPEARED NORMAL.

## 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 WPR11LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA209), Apr 23, 2011: Cessna 182B (N8435T), Colville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

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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