# Accident 20180726017999A: Cessna 182P, Cleveland, TN, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 16:48 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Cleveland Regional Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2119° N, 84.7981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2119&lon=-84.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1311S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1311S) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726017999A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2018, THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AND ASSIGNED TO WORK AN ACCIDENT AT KRZR CLEVELAND, TN.  THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED N1311S A CESSNA 182P (SER# 18264876) IN WHICH THE PILOT (LANNY KRAMER) WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE PROPELLER WHILE PERFORMING A WALK AROUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE FAA ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED AND STATEMENTS RETRIEVED FROM ALL AVAILABLE PARTIES. UPON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WAS MORE TOWARD THE RIGHT MAG. THIS WAS FURTHER VERIFIED BY INSERTING THE KEY AND TURNING TOWARD THE OFF POSITION. A LOCAL MECHANIC AT THE REQUEST OF THE NTSB VERIFIED THAT THE SWITCH POSITION DID ENERGIZE THE RIGHT MAGNETO.

## 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 ERA18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA199), Jul 26, 2018: Cessna 182 (N1311S), Cleveland, TN, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The undetected wear of the ignition switch and key, which allowed removal of the key from an intermediate position and subsequently led to an unintended engine start-up. Contributing to the…

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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