# NTSB CEN22LA367: Cessna 182, N97683, Benton, KS, August 5, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 5, 2022, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC) - Place: Benton, KS - Coordinates: 37.774555, -97.113064 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7746&lon=-97.1131&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105688 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA367 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105688/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105688 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA367 ## Probable cause The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Engine (reciprocating)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 497 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058500/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 182Q, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072732), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that after takeoff, at an altitude of 400 to 500 ft above ground level, the engine stopped producing power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a plowed field. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing, empennage, rudder, and vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have contributed to a loss of engine power. A sufficient amount of fuel was found in the fuel tanks. Meteorological conditions were not conducive to the production of serious carburetor icing. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined. ## Factual narrative On August 5, 2022, about 1110 central daylight time, a Cessna 182Q airplane, N97683, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Benton, Kansas. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, at 400 to 500 ft above ground level, the airplane’s engine stopped producing power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a plowed field. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Substantial damage was sustained to the left wing, empennage, rudder, and vertical stabilizer. An examination of the engine was conducted under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration. The engine rotated freely, and the valves in all 6 cylinders operated properly, as did both magnetos. The engine fuel bowl and filter, as well as the carburetor’s finger fuel screen, contained no foreign material. All cylinders except No. 6 had good compression. The No. 6 cylinder walls were scored, and between the 2nd compression ring and the oil control ring some non-ferrous material was present. Throttle, propeller, and mixture controls functioned properly. An adequate amount of fuel was found in the fuel tanks and no fuel contamination was found. Meteorological conditions were not conducive to the production of serious carburetor icing under the conditions which the airplane was operating. No anomalies were detected which would have contributed to a loss of engine power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N97683](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97683-2023-03-01), registration cancelled 2023-03-01, S/N 18267167, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182 (Q) - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18267167 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 5692.4 - Engines: Continental O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Luinstra Lee V - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 18, 2021 - Destination: MO64, Kimberling City, MO - Airport: 1K1, Lloyd Stearman Fld, runway 17, 5,106 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; injuries: none; commercial, remote; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 589 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Observed at: KAAO, 5 nm away - METAR: KAAO 051554Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03170222 ## 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 20220805014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220805014139A), Aug 5, 2022: Cessna 182Q, Benton, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed lloyd stearman field Benton, KS (1K1) heading for kimberling city airport (m)64) kimberling city, KS at approximately 10:45 am on… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 28, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105688. 1.9 MB in all. - Record of conversation FAA (item 1, PDF, 3 pages, 111 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16125583&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20FAA-Rel.pdf - Carburetor icing probability chart (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 380 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16088715&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Carburetor%20Icing%20Probability%20Chart%20-%20CEN22LA367-Rel.pdf - Investigative photo (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16088905&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photo%201-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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