# NTSB ATL84FA275: Cessna TR182, N5071R, Wilmington, NC, August 31, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 31, 1984, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Location: 34.2962° N, 77.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from WILMINGTON INTL (ILM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2962&lon=-77.9204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA275
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6299/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA275

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - engine assembly - fluctuating
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper descent rate - exceeded, pilot in command
  - communications - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition warning - not understood, atc personnel(dep/apch) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - object - tree(s)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED IN CRUISE AT 10,000 FT. AT 0903 EDT THE PILOT NOTIFIED WILMINGTON APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE HAD A 'ROUGH ENGINE' AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO WILMINGTON.APPROACH CONTROL RESPONDED WITH HEADING INFORMATION FOR THE BACK COURSE APPROACH AND A DESCENT TO 1,600 FT. AFTER INITIALLY TELLING THE CONTROLLER OF THE ENGINE TROUBLE NO FURTHER MENTION OF ENGINE STATUS WAS MADE BY THE PILOT. AT 0906 THE PILOT TRANSMITTED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE APPROACH PLATE AND ASKED FOR THE LOCALIZER FREQ. ABOUT 3 MINS LATER, AFTER BEING GIVEN THE FREQ, THE PILOT WAS INFORMED BY THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE LOCALIZER AND GIVEN A HEADING CHANGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXTENDED THE LDG GEAR AT 4,800 FT BECAUSE HE DID NOT KNOW HOW FAR HE WAS FROM THE ARPT. TWICE DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT WAS ADVISED OF HIS DISTANCE FROM THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES APRX 2 MILES FROM THE ARPT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5071R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5071R-1989-10-24), registration cancelled 1989-10-24, S/N R18200632 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R18200632
- Airframe hours: 815
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-L3C5D 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Svoboda Bull Dozing & Trucking
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 1984, 76 hours before
- Departed: N69, STORMVILLE, NY
- Destination: GRE, NO.MYRTLE BCH, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ILM, New Hanover Company

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 419 total, 148 in this make and model, 290 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ILM, 2 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840831045449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045449A), Aug 31, 1984: Cessna TR182, Wilmington, NC, Destroyed. Lost power and struck trees on emergency approach. Bad magneto and several accessory maintenance defects.

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.

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