# Accident 20120720016639A: Cessna 182P, Corona, CA, July 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2012, 18:10 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8944° N, 117.5764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8944&lon=-117.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N640AM-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 35,326 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120720016639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SURGING IN FLIGHT AND THEN FAILED, PILOT SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD TO EXECUTE AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING, AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINES, LANDED HARD AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.  PILOT SAID HE HAD ENGINE CONCERNS EARLIER AND FELT HE COULD FLY SAFELY FROM RIVERSIDE (RAL) TO CORONA (AJO).  AIRCRAFT TWENTY THREE MONTHS OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 WPR12FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA316), Jul 21, 2012: Cessna 182P (N640AM), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.…

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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