- Date
- May 31, 2000, 16:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Milford, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N738FNCessna TR182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000531011779A
- Case key
- 51113
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Probable cause
The failure of the turbocharger scavenging pump resulting in the total failure of the engine, and the pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions that led him to over fly the runway during his forced landing. Factors were the pilot's diverted attention due to smoke in the cockpit, and the tailwind weather condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that the engine began to run rough, and he could smell smoke in the cockpit. He said that the smoke got worse, and he shut off the master switch. He saw the airport, headed for it, and his engine power began to fail. He attempted to land on runway 16, with a 22 knot gusting to 26 knot tailwind, but was too high. The pilot said he turned right, to approximately 180 degrees, to miss some buildings. He landed approximately 1,000 feet from the departure end of the runway in scrub-covered terrain. The airplane impacted a berm, and nosed over. The airplane's vertical stabilizer, left wing, and fuselage were damaged. Postaccident examination of the engine by a mechanic revealed that the turbocharger's oil scavenger pump had failed. The mechanic said that the scavenger pump's failure would cause the engine's oil to pass overboard.
Factual narrative
On May 31, 2000, approximately 1650 mountain daylight time, a Cessna TR182, N738FN, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to Milford Municipal Airport, Milford, Utah. The private pilot, sole occupant in the airplane, received minor injuries. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that originated from Cedar City, Utah, approximately 50 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed.
The pilot said that the engine began to run rough, and he could smell smoke in the cockpit. He said that the smoke got worse, and he shut off the master switch. He saw the airport, headed for it, and his engine power began to fail. He attempted to land on runway 16, with a 22 knot gusting to 26 knot tailwind, but was too high. The pilot said he turned right, to approximately 180 degrees, to miss some buildings. He landed approximately 1,000 feet from the departure end of the runway in scrub-covered terrain. The airplane impacted a berm, and nosed over. The airplane's vertical stabilizer, left wing, and fuselage were damaged.
Postaccident examination of the engine by a mechanic revealed that the turbocharger's oil scavenger pump had failed. He said that the scavenger pump's failure would cause the engine's oil to pass overboard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738FN
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200921
- Airframe hours
- 1,550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leon C. Vansickle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 31, 2000 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- CDC · Cedar City, UT
- Destination
- PVU · Provo, UT
- Airport
- Milford Municipal Airport, runway 16, 5,000 × 75 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 236 total · 144 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 87 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 22 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLF
FAA reports on this event · 1
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