- Date
- August 8, 1988, 09:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N182ADCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880808031439A
- Case key
- 17523
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg flt after an annual inspn, the eng lost power as the acft was climbing to cruise. Attempts to restart the eng were unsuccessful. Subsequently, the acft was landed on rough/rocky terrain where it nosed over. When the eng was being checked after the acdnt, a significant fuel leak was noted from the carburetor. The carburetor was replaced, then an eng run was made with no discrepancies. The original carburetor had indcns of a stuck float.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N182AD
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264270
- Airframe hours
- 3,037
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- John R. Forehand
- Registered owner
- Episcopal Diocese Of Wyoming
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, 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
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,856 total · 900 in this make and model · 2,657 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 31 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CPR, 36 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.