# Accident 20110705013719A: Cessna R182, Hesperia, CA, July 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2011, 19:29 local time
- Place: Hesperia, CA
- Airport: Hesperia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6667° N, 117.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6667&lon=-117.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7392X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7392X-2017-10-31) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 687 total, 18 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110705013719A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HESPERIA AIRPORT (L26) GOING TO ADELANTO, CA.  DURING CLIMB OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, WHICH SEPARATED THE RIGHT WING FROM THE AIRFRAME. FUEL SPRAY FROM THE WING SET A CAR AND SEVERED WING ON FIRE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST AGAINST A HOUSE WITH NO POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA311), Jul 6, 2011: Cessna R182 (N7392X), Hesperia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the end baffle cone inside the muffler, which blocked airflow through the engine after takeoff and resulted in a loss of engine power and an off-airport landing into obstacles.

## Other reports on N7392X (1)

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

- [Incident 19960129005379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960129005379I), Jan 29, 1996: Cessna R182 (N7392X), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the nose gear fork collapsed during landing. The damage was limited to nose gear and propeller. The investigation revealed that the nose gear fork…

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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