# Accident 20200824019719A: Cessna R182, Crowley, LA, August 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2020, 09:30 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1389° N, 92.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1389&lon=-92.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N639RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N639RR-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,525 total, 529 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200824019719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LS09. 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH DECREASING IN PERFORMANCE. PILOT PREFORMED AN EMERGENCY DOWN WIND LANDING DUE TO THE LACK OF POWER TO ATTEMPT A NORMAL APPROACH. PILOT LANDED LONG, OVERRAN RUNWAY IMPACTING A DITCH, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 CEN20LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA361), Aug 24, 2020: Cessna R182 (N639RR), Crowley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 4 cylinder exhaust valve that resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Based on available evidence, the reason for the failed valve was not determined.

## Other reports on N639RR (1)

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

- [Incident 20050129004419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050129004419I), Jan 29, 2005: Cessna R182 (N639RR), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Private pilot was receiving instruction for an upcoming commercial certificate check ride when the pilot failed to follow the aircraft checklist to lower…

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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