- Date
- October 7, 1983, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grovont, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7039WCessna R182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831007054179A
- Case key
- 16280
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that after taking off, the gear warning horn sounded when he retracted the gear. He continued en route while trying to get a safe indication. Subsequently, aprx 20 mi east of the departure point, he elected to entend the gear & return to the arpt. After initiating a turn back to the west, he heard a loud banging or knocking noise from the front of the acft. About 30 sec later, the eng completely lost power. He found an area of relatively flat terrain among steep mountain ridges & elect to land there. During the landing, the acft bounced & slid to a stop about 100 ft from the initial touchdown point. A subsequent eng teardown & metallurgical exam revealed that the crankshaft had failed from fatigue at the cheek just forward of the #3 bearing. The acft had previously been involved in a mishap on 1/19/80, in which, the propeller was damaged. Reportedly, the eng had no power & the propeller was windmilling during a landing impact on 1/19/80.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7039W
- Reported as
- Cessna R182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18200050
- Airframe hours
- 1,076
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Imeson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 5, 1983 · 79 hours before
- Departed
- JAC · Jackson, WY
- Destination
- LAR · Laramie, WY
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 233 total · 43 in this make and model · 196 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.