# NTSB ATL88LA236: Cessna 182, N5797B, Bamberg, SC, August 23, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 23, 1988, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Bamberg, SC
- Coordinates: 33.29562, -81.027768 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2956&lon=-81.0278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA236
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7802/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA236

## 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
  - engine assembly,camshaft - failure,partial (cause)
  - accessory drive assy,drive gear - fatigue (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft

## Analysis

WHILE AT CRUISE, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE ENG QUIT. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ENGINE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT TEETH FROM THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT GEARS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL SUMP. A DETAILED COMPONENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE TEETH FROM THE CAMSHAFT GEAR HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE. THE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN OPERATED 89 HOURS SINCE THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED IN 1981.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5797B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797B-2023-09-16), registration cancelled 2023-09-16, S/N 33797, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33797
- Airframe hours: 1383
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-1 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: William L. Antal
- Registered owner: William L Antal
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 7, 1988, 12 hours before
- Departed: FLO, FLORENCE, SC
- Destination: ALD, ALLENDALE, SC
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,035 total, 461 in this make and model, 980 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 6° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft overcast
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE

## 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 19880823035119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823035119A), Aug 23, 1988: Cessna 182, Bamberg, SC, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Nosed over landing in a melon patch. Camshaft and crankshaft gear had failed. 89 hours since tbo.

## Other investigations on N5797B (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA22LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA013), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 182 (N5797B), Fruitland Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to establish a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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