- Date
- September 22, 1985, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3013QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850922049749A
- Case key
- 12874
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees and terrain during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The plt reported the pwr loss occurred during a descent from 5500 ft to 2500 ft MSL. During the forced landing descent, the plt reported, he pushed the nose of the acft down to avoid power lines and the acft contacted trees located below the lines. The acft then impacted the terrain aprx 30 ft east of the tree line. Post accident inspection revealed the left fuel tank contained aprx 20 gallons of fuel and the right fuel tank was empty. The fuel selector was found positioned on the right tank. Two 5 gallons plastic containers of fuel were found on board the acft. No mechanical failure/malfunction of the eng or airframe was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3013Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18258013
- Airframe hours
- 3,631
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne R. Mckalpain
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 2, 1984 · 207 hours before
- Departed
- 79J · Andalusia, AL
- Destination
- DET · Detroit, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 955 total · 700 as pilot in command · 84 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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