- Date
- March 28, 1992, 14:02 local (20:02 UTC)
- Place
- Joliet, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4822RCessna TR182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920328007659A
- Case key
- 15418
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to follow emergency procedures, and the failure of the electrical system. Factors contributing to the accident were electrical arcing, and the lack of total experience in the type of aircraft by the pilot-in-command.
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
While in cruise flight at 3,000 feet, electrical arcing started under the instrument panel. The pilot declared an emergency and diverted to an alternate destination. The arcing continued and an in-flight fire ensued. The pilot continued an emergency descent and on touchdown the main landing gear collapsed. Subsequent examination failed to reveal the nature of the electrical arcing. The fire was supported by ignition of carpeting and upholstery.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4822R
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200612
- Airframe hours
- 1,666
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Travel Express Aviation, Ltd
- Registered owner
- Travel Express Aviation, Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1992 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Destination
- RYY · Marietta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JOT · Joliet Park District, runway 12, 2,940 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,095 total · 2 in this make and model · 890 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ARR, 21 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.