- Date
- September 14, 1982, 11:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- 3/4 N.E. Of Nuc, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7446NCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820914046529A
- Case key
- 69644
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,intake - failure,partialCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
Minor eng maintenance was performed before takeoff. After takeoff the eng ran rough, backfired & could not produce sufficient power to sustain flight. During the landing in an open field the horizontal stablizer hit a fence. The plt reported that evidently a valve rocker boss fractured, with a piece getting under the intake rocker arm holding the intake open.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7446N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18263224
- Airframe hours
- 1,690
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Moore
- Registered owner
- Robert Tucker
- Departed
- 6V6 · Nucla, CO
- Destination
- 6V6 · Nucla, CO
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 505 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.