# NTSB ATL86FEK01: Cessna 182D, N8880X, Mt. Gilead, OH, May 4, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 4, 1986, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Mt. Gilead, OH
- Coordinates: 40.549594, -82.830924 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5496&lon=-82.8309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 77-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/77-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL86FEK01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6980/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEK01

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,carburetor - blocked(total) (cause)
  - maintenance,compliance with ad - performed, other maintenance personnel
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8880X-2012-11-28), registration cancelled 2012-11-28, S/N 18253280, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18253280
- Airframe hours: 3389
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860504015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504015699A), May 4, 1986: Cessna 182D, Mt Gilead, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in a field, nosed over. Air duct felt seal broken off, lodged in the carburetor.

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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