# Accident 20190615007069A: Cessna 182M, Upland, CA, June 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2019, 09:43 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1133° N, 117.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1133&lon=-117.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777RK-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182M (registry code 2072728, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 24 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190615007069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CABLE AIRPORT (CCB) IN UPLAND, CA AND IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCED ENGINE LOSS OF POWER. PILOT TURNED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND HIT HARD GEAR DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR THEN CRASHED 300 FEET OFF AIRPORT. THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, INJURIES WERE 2 MINOR AND 1 SERIOUS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR19LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA174), Jun 15, 2019: Cessna 182M (N777RK), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to detonation within the No. 2 cylinder as a result of a lean fuel flow setting.

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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