# Incident 20120527026939I: Cessna 182N, Fowlerville, MI, May 27, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Airport: Maple Grove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8842° N, 84.0561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8842&lon=-84.0561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N287TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12IA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120527026939I

## Narrative

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

WHILE CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE FOR A SKYDIVING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TUBULENCE THAT CAUSED A RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND EXCESSIVE BANK ANGLE.  THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AND RETURNED TO 65G.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED WRINKLES IN THE UPPER WING SKINS AND AN UPWARD BENDING OF THE WINGS NEAR THE TIPS.

## 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 CEN12IA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA385), May 27, 2012: Cessna 182 (N287TC), Fowlerville, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with clear air turbulence, which caused a momentary loss of control and minor damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N287TC (1)

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

- [Accident 20210731012269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210731012269A), Jul 31, 2021: Cessna 182N (N287TC), Ennis, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot in command (PIC) reports that just after parachute jumpers had departed the aircraft at approximately 8,500 feet mean sea level (MSL) the retarded…

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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