- Date
- December 5, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vidalia, GA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9107MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881205052549A
- Case key
- 7968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Aircraft experienced loss of power and returned to airport. Departed second time and experienced rough running engine. Aircraft attempted emergency landing and overturned in field. Examination of the engine revealed piston failure in #4 cylinder. Post acc inspect showed corrosion and cracks in main landing gear strut which had not been maintained properly. The left main gear collapsed during the landing roll. The acft generally showed signs of neglect. The latest annual inspection recorded was 8/11/87.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9107M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-64679
- Airframe hours
- 3,212
- Engine
- Continental O-470-5, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ray Sewell Company
- Registered owner
- The Ray Sewell Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- VDI · Vidalia, GA
- Destination
- JES · Jesup, GA
- Airport
- VDI · Vidalia
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 3,200 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 19 °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.