- Date
- January 16, 1990, 15:58 local (22:58 UTC)
- Place
- Frederick, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5310BCessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900116000939A
- Case key
- 17881
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Probable cause
A partial engine power loss induced by stuck intake valves. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the airplane and the unsuitable terrain in which the forced landing was performed.
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.
Analysis
The plt reported that during initial climb, the engine backfired and lost partial power. He said he made a forced landing in a soft field. The plane slid under power lines, down an embankment and came to rest nose down on a road. A post-accident engine run revealed two or more stuck valves, resulting in the engine producing partial power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5310B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33310
- Airframe hours
- 3,360
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alfred P. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1989 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- CO58 · Frederick, CO
- Destination
- CO58
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.