# Accident 20230407004339A: Cessna 182Q, Gardner, KS, April 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2023, 11:48 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8068° N, 94.9567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8068&lon=-94.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982NC-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230407004339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED IXD SOUTHBOUND FOR ICT. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE PILOT HEARD A "THUMP" FROM THE ENGINE. THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PILOT MADE A NORTHERLY TURN AND SHORTLY AFTER, LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 1/8 MILE SHORT OF K34 IN GARDNER, KS. UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE CRASH AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA149), Apr 7, 2023: Cessna 182Q (N982NC), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 6 connecting rod as a result of detonation.

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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