20140710010899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182T · Indianapolis, IN · July 10, 2014

Date: July 10, 2014 · 10:40 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3539G
Reported as: Cessna 182T
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total24,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N3539GRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2015 · Cessna 182TS/N 18281039 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 182T Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 10, 2014, at 1040 eastern daylight time, Cessna CE-182, N3539G, experienced a loss of control after disengaging the autopilot. The pilot lost approximately 6000 feet of altitude prior to recovery. The pilot was not injured.

The aircraft was subjected to significant airspeed overspeed. The right door window and frame departed the aircraft. No additional significant damage can be determined at this time. A local repair station is undergoing detailed inspection of the autopilot and airframe at the owner's request.

The aircraft is registered to barr air patrol, LLC of mesquite, Texas. This flight was under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a business flight.

Visual meterological condidtions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2014, AT 1040 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA CE-182, N3539G, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT. THE PILOT LOST APPROXIMATELY 6000 FEET OF ALTITUDE PRIOR TO RECOVERY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECTED TO SIGNIFICANT AIRSPEED OVERSPEED. THE RIGHT DOOR WINDOW AND FRAME DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE CAN BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. A LOCAL REPAIR STATION IS UNDERGOING DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE AUTOPILOT AND AIRFRAME AT THE OWNER'S REQUEST.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO BARR AIR PATROL, LLC OF MESQUITE, TEXAS. THIS FLIGHT WAS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDIDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.