- Date
- February 20, 1988, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1703RCessna 182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880220002979A
- Case key
- 7708
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had just purchased the aircraft and it had less than one hour on the overhauled engine. The pilot was at 1500 feet when the engine quit. On final approach to the emergency landing area, the aircraft collided with trees. The engine examination disclosed that the wrong counterweight circlips were installed during the engine overhaul. This condition resulted in the failure of the crankshaft counterweight and camshaft. The rod retaining nuts were not installed per Lycoming si 1106.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1703R
- Reported as
- Cessna 182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R-18200524
- Airframe hours
- 3,048
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Van Buskirk
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 9, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Jacksonville, AL
- Destination
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Airport
- 64A
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,900 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AND, 3 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.