# Accident 20220616010549A: Cessna TR182, Davis, CA, June 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2022, 11:28 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5314° N, 121.7864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5314&lon=-121.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756EG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756EG-2023-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220616010549A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE DEPARTED THE KEDU, UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, IN DAVIS CA. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:19AM. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ROTATED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS AND BEGAN A NORMAL CLIMB.  A FEW SECONDS LATER HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL JUST BELOW THE GLARE SHIELD. HE SAID THAT HE WAS AT 50-100 FEET AGL, WHICH WAS NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT, SO HE DECIDED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. HE SAID THAT HIS LEFT SHIN STARTED HURTING. HE THEN LOOKED DOWN AND SAW FLAMES HITTING HIS LEFT SHIN. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A TOMATO FIELD WHICH WAS SOFT DIRT, CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. EVIDENCE OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE ENTIRE CABIN AREA WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS BENT BACK SHOWING THAT IT DID COLLAPSE. SIGNATURES FROM THE PROPELLER INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR22LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA219), Jun 16, 2022: Cessna TR182 (N756EG), Davis, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire during the initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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