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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Crescent City, CA · January 31, 2021

Date: January 31, 2021 · 11:44 local
Place: Crescent City, CA
Airport: Jack Mc Namara Field Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N291FR
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA098
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 37,517 total97 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

N291FRRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18209082 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AK1ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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A Cessna T182T, N291FR took off from medford or. Airport for an cross country instruction flight to Crescent City CA. Airport (cec).

14 Miles before cec at 6000 feet altitude the engines turbo inlet temperature warning light came on, pilot pushed mixture in, engine then ran rough. Pilot switched magnetos, tried to lean engine and turn on boost pump. Engine then lost power, aircraft started to descend, pilot declared an emergency then ditched aircraft in a muddy marsh and aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

A CESSNA T182T, N291FR TOOK OFF FROM MEDFORD OR. AIRPORT FOR AN CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTION FLIGHT TO CRESCENT CITY CA. AIRPORT (CEC).

14 MILES BEFORE CEC AT 6000 FEET ALTITUDE THE ENGINES TURBO INLET TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT PUSHED MIXTURE IN, ENGINE THEN RAN ROUGH. PILOT SWITCHED MAGNETOS, TRIED TO LEAN ENGINE AND TURN ON BOOST PUMP. ENGINE THEN LOST POWER, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DESCEND, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY THEN DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN A MUDDY MARSH AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

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 WPR21LA098Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCrescent City, CAThe partial loss of engine power due to the failure of both magneto capacitors.Jan 31, 2021 · Substantial damage