# NTSB CHI96LA248: Cessna 182, N5335B, Rose Hill, KS, July 20, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 20, 1996, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Rose Hill, KS - Coordinates: 37.560909, -97.129432 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5609&lon=-97.1294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 23, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10318 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA248 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10318/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA248 ## Probable cause the worn carburetor, and inadequate inspection of the aircraft by other maintenance personnel. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, approach - fuel system,carburetor - worn (cause) - maintenance,inspection - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency landing - object - wire,static - Nose over, emergency landing - terrain condition - soft ## Analysis The airplane was descending after jumpers had departed the airplane in a parachute jumping (skydiving) activity. For the descent, the pilot had reduced the power. When she attempted to increase power, she found that the engine had sustained a total loss of power. During a forced landing, the airplane hit a wire before touchdown, then nosed over in soft terrain. An examination of the carburetor revealed that it was worn beyond specifications. The engine had 2,384 hours of time in service and 224 hours since the last inspection. ## Factual narrative On July 20, 1996, at 1000 central daylight time, a Cessna 182, N5335B, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The commercial pilot reported minor injuries. The airplane was conducting local parachute jumping activities under provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was returning to the airport when the accident occurred. The pilot was the only occupant. No flight plan was on file. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight departed at 0930. The pilot stated that while in a descent she was maintaining 15 inches of manifold pressure. When she attempted to increase power the engine "stopped." She said she conducted a forced landing to an open field. The airplane struck a wire prior to touchdown where the nose landing gear dug in the soft terrain and the airplane nosed over. Subsequent to the accident the carburetor was examined and a visual inspection revealed excessive mixture lever wear. The wear resulted in excessive travel and binding of the lever with the cable. The throttle shaft was found worn as was the pin in the metering rod. An "o" ring on the mixture rod was missing. The valve and seat were sticking and the float adjustment was higher than specifications. The accelerator pump was worn as was the accelerator pump lever. The total time in service for the engine was 2,384 hours. The total time in service for the carburetor was not determined. The most recent inspection of the airplane was on October 1, 1995. The airplane had operated 224 hours since the inspection. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5335B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5335B-2012-10-17), registration cancelled 2012-10-17, S/N 33335, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182 - Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 33335 - Airframe hours: 3430 - Engines: Continental O-470-L 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Registered owner: Garan C. Broadway - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1995, 224 hours before - Departed: K50 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 550 total, 170 in this make and model, 390 as pilot in command, 216 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 15 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: KIC, 14 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960720018909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720018909A), Jul 20, 1996: Cessna 182, Rosehill, KS, Substantial damage. Descending after jumpers away. Engine quit. Hit wire on forced landing. Nosed over. Carb worn out. Engine over tbo. ## Other investigations on N5335B (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA66F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0118), Sep 4, 1965: Cessna 182 (N5335B), Baker, OR, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.