- Date
- July 18, 1983, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Silver City, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4830SCessna T182RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 20974
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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.
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing shortly after takeoff when the engine failed. While climbing through 200 ft AGL the acft lost power. The plt made a gear up landing. The engine was examined after the accident and the magneto timing was found to be incorrect. Also the magneto cam retaining screw was loose. This acft has a dual magneto with one drive. Therefore the loose screw allowed both mags to be out of time resulting in power loss or engine failure. After the magnetos were timed the engine ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4830S
- Reported as
- Cessna T182RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201404
- Airframe hours
- 419
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oakridge Home Industries Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1983 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- 94E · Silver City, MN
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Airport
- 94E · Whiskey Creek, runway 17, 3,700 × 50 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,630 total · 388 in this make and model · 1,590 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg