- Date
- June 16, 1983, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hysham, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7506SCessna 182Q
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830616025979A
- Case key
- 16096
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Analysis
The plt reported that he aborted his x-country flt due to IMC ahead. While returning to billings, MT, oil & smoke started coming from the eng compartment & oil covered his windshield. The eng began losing power, so he shut it down. While making an emergency landing on soft terrain, the nose gear collapsed. An exam revelaed that the #5 cylinder had no compression. An inspection of the cylinder thru the spark plug hole with a flashlight revealed a hole had burned down the side of the piston.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7506S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18265199
- Airframe hours
- 766
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gayvert & Gilstrap
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1982
- Departed
- BIL · Billings, MT
- Destination
- GFK · Grand Forks, ND
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 250 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7506S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.