- Date
- November 26, 1983, 10:39 local (15:39 UTC)
- Place
- Baltimore, MD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7473SCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831126058909A
- Case key
- 6235
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed shortly after takeoff when the engine lost power during initial climb. This acft had not been flown forabout one month. The pilot was aware of water accumulation in C-182 bladder equipped acft, so he drained the gascolator for an added length of time. The wing tanks were also drained. Start, taxi and run-up were normal. After departure a climbing turn was made. At 1500 ft the pilot felt the acft lose power. He pumped the throttle to no avail. He called thetower and started that 'he had a problem and was coming in.' He was cleared to land on rwy 33R. The pilot declared an emergency and said he was going for any rwy he could reach. This transmission was blocked by the tower calling at the same time. The pilot blocked further transmissions by keying his mike inadvertantly. As he maneuvered for rwy 04 he saw a potential conflict with a B-737 approaching rwy 28 so he diverted to rwy 15R. When he could not make that he turned right and mushed into the ground to the left of 33L. The landing gear collapsed at ground contact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7473S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265197
- Airframe hours
- 439
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vernon And Joan Dasey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1983 · 62 hours before
- Destination
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Airport
- BWI · Baltimore/Washington
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 137 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7473S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.