# Incident 20140125002109I: Cessna 182P, Mesa, AZ, January 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2014, 07:17 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9888E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9888E) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,591 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140125002109I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF, N9888E NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON THE FRONT WINDOW.  DURING DOWNWIND, STUDENT PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  UPON POST FLIGHT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL FILL NECK CAP WAS OFF.

## Other reports on N9888E (1)

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

- [Accident 19750727022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750727022979A), Jul 27, 1975: Cessna 182P (N9888E), NC, Substantial damage

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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