# NTSB FTW83LA370: Cessna 182Q, N771SB, Portland, TX, August 10, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1983, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Portland, TX
- Coordinates: 27.869174, -97.319259 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8692&lon=-97.3193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA370
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21005/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA370

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, takeoff - initial climb
  - maintenance - improper, other maintenance personnel
  - fluid,fuel - contamination
  - fluid,fuel - water
  - engine assembly,other - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
- Overrun, landing
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - climb - not possible, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A 'LOUD BANG' WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A RATTLING SOUND & A LOSS OF ENG POWER. HE HAD TAKEN OFF OVER WATER & ELECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO LAND DOWNWIND ON THE ARPT. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT THE MIDPOINT OF RWY 32R. UNABLE TO STOP, THE PLT APPLIED WHAT POWER WAS AVAILABLE & BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, CLEARING CARS ON A HIGHWAY WHICH CROSSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 32. INSUFFICIENT POWER WAS AVAILABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A RECENTLY PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN OFF & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE #6 ROCKER PIN BOSSES WERE BROKEN. A DEEP RIDGE HAD BEEN WORN IN THE INTERIOR FACE OF A BOSS BY A PREVIOUS THRUST WAS HER, & AN IMPROPER OVERSIZED WASHER HAD BEEN INSTALLED WHICH SPANNED THE WEAR AREA. ALSO, A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WITH RUST FLAKES WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL, FUEL STRAINER & RIGHT FUEL LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N771SB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18267612
- Airframe hours: 4711
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Floeco
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 11, 1982, 29 hours before
- Departed: CRP, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Airport: 9R5, Hunt, runway 32R, 2,700 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5,100 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830810039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810039799A), Aug 10, 1983: Cessna 182Q, Portland, TX, Substantial damage. Engine clattered and lost power on takeoff. Overshot trying to land downwind. Exhaust valve rocker arm bosses broke

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.