- Date
- September 3, 1985, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Moab, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9229Cessna 182N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16758
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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,piston - disintegratedCause
Remedial action - attemptedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Analysis
The plt stated after the accident that he experienced a loss of power while cruising at 8500 MSL. He was unable to restore power and executed an emergency landing in an open area covered by sage brush. During the landing roll, the acftnosed over. Examination of the eng revealed the no. 2 piston had failed for unknown reasons. The eng had been overhauled appx 1495 hrs prior to the failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9229
- Reported as
- Cessna 182N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18269138
- Airframe hours
- 4,310
- Engine
- Lycoming O-470 SERIES, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Tail Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 21, 1985 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- CNY · Moab, UT
- Destination
- 3 · Hite, UT
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 280 in this make and model · 4,350 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F