20210224005609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182F · Millville, IA · February 24, 2021

Date: February 24, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place: Millville, IA
Airport: Cassville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3209U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA138
Reported as: Cessna 182F
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total

N3209URegistration cancelled Dec 26, 2023 · Cessna 182FS/N 18254609 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 182F Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 1,000' AGL the aircraft engine lost power, and the pilot was forced to make an emergency off-airport landing on a gravel road. After touchdown the aircraft came in contact with a snowbank in the road ditch resulting in the aircraft flipping over and coming to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000' AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SNOWBANK IN THE ROAD DITCH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

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 CEN21LA138Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMillville, IAThe inadequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.Feb 24, 2021 · Substantial damage