- Date
- May 4, 1986, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Gilead, OH
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8880XCessna 182D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860504015699A
- Case key
- 6980
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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 collided with the ground in a plowed field during a forced landing after a power loss. Post acc inspection of the eng revealed 3 pieces of felt like seal material lodged in the carburetor venturi. This felt was identical to the missing seal from the junction of the ram air duct assy & the carb air box assy. The air box seal is the subject of an AD (77-04-05). Maintenance records indicate that the AD requiring a seal to be installed had been complied with on 5/13/78. No follow-up inspection was required.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8880X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253280
- Airframe hours
- 3,389
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lowell L. Levering
- Registered owner
- Levering Brothers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1986 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 4I9 · Mt. Gilead, OH
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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 638 total · 563 in this make and model · 566 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.