- Date
- September 16, 1990, 12:44 local (16:44 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6873MCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900916039829A
- Case key
- 14777
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to failure of the rocker arm bosses on the #2 cylinder.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, during initial climb, the plt said that the engine began to sputter and run rough. He made a turn to return for landing, but was too high and fast, and overshot the airport. An emergency ldg was attempted in a nearby field which resulted in substantial damage to the acft. Post-accident investigation revealed the rocker arm bosses on # 2 cylinder had failed, which caused the partial power loss and engine roughness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6873M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263872
- Airframe hours
- 1,586
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kurvi, Paavo E.
- Registered owner
- Kurvi, Daavo E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1990 · 7 hours before
- Destination
- CYAM · Sault St. Marie
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 652 total · 440 in this make and model · 522 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.