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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Ingalls Field, VA · August 8, 2015

Date: August 8, 2015 · 10:15 local
Place: Ingalls Field, VA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7506S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA300
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 633 total451 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N7506SRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2018 · Cessna 182QS/N 18265199 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft lost power on takeoff at around 100 ft altitude. Pilot heard stall warning horn and noticed RPM dropped from 2400 to around 1700. Pilot attempted to land back on runway. Pilot applied full brakes and skidded off the end of runway. Aircraft rolled off the side of a steep hill to the right of the runway thent flipped over after the nosewheel struck a large rock and sheared off. Substantial damage to the wings and fuselage structure. Substantial damage to the propeller. Field test of the engine showed that the right magneto failed to produce a spark. Magneto sent to NTSB for further examination.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT AROUND 100 FT ALTITUDE. PILOT HEARD STALL WARNING HORN AND NOTICED RPM DROPPED FROM 2400 TO AROUND 1700. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF A STEEP HILL TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY THENT FLIPPED OVER AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK AND SHEARED OFF. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. FIELD TEST OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT MAGNETO FAILED TO PRODUCE A SPARK. MAGNETO SENT TO NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA300Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHot Springs, VAA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the failure of a magneto. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the airplane without a current annual inspection.Aug 8, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7506S · 1

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

Accident 19830616025979AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hysham, MTCrash occurred during emergency landing after engine malfunction. Hole was burned in number 5 piston.Jun 16, 1983 · Substantial damage