- Date
- July 9, 1982, 07:55 local (12:55 UTC)
- Place
- Downers Grove, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60PSCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709026529A
- Case key
- 70500
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a tree during forced landing on a golf course after the engine lost power at 300 feet AGL during takeoff. Water was found in the sumps and carburetor. The right fuel tank cap was not sealing. The pilot reported that the wing sumps and engine sump were drained prior to starting. He reported that some water was drained from the right tank, but it was gone after 2 drain sumps were sampled. Reportedly, the engine drain was pulled for about 9 seconds, but this sample was not tested as it ran onto the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60PS
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263905
- Airframe hours
- 762
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph W. Grandle
- Registered owner
- Ralph W. Grandle
- Departed
- C24 · Downers Grove, IL
- Destination
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Airport
- C24 · Brookridge, runway 9, 3,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 811 total · 811 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.