# Accident 20230930016249A: Cessna 182Q, Towanda, PA, September 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2023, 15:10 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Airport: Bradford County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7740° N, 76.4557° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7740&lon=-76.4557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747UC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,448 total, 320 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230930016249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 LOCAL TIME ON SEPTEMBER 30,2023 WITH INTENTIONS OF FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1977 CESSNA 182Q, SERIAL NUMBER 18265367, FROM BRADFORD COUNTY (N27) TO PERKASIE PENN RIDGE AIRPORT (NCKZ) TO ATTEND A WEDDING. THE PILOT SAID HE SPENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRE-FLIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT, HE INDICATED FUEL SUMPS WERE DRAINED IN BOTH WINGS, AS WELL AS THE SUMP IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH NO WATER OR DEBRIS FOUND IN ANY SUMP, PROPER FUEL COLOR WAS ALSO NOTED.  PILOT INDICATED THERE WAS 55 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT THEN BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR A DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 23. PILOT INDICATED ENGINE START TAXI AND RUN-UP WERE ALL NORMAL.  AIRMAN DEPARTED RUNWAY 23 WITH ALL INDICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT APPLIED CARB HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE, ALL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TRAVELED 100 FEET AND FLIPPED OVER, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA23LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA383), Sep 30, 2023: Cessna 182 (N747UC), Towanda, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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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