# Accident 20150808012769A: Cessna 182Q, Ingalls Field, VA, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ingalls Field, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9467° N, 79.8433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9467&lon=-79.8433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7506S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7506S-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 451 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808012769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA300), Aug 8, 2015: Cessna 182 (N7506S), Hot Springs, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

## Other reports on N7506S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830616025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830616025979A), Jun 16, 1983: Cessna 182Q (N7506S), Hysham, MT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine malfunction. Hole was burned in number 5 piston.

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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