- Date
- November 22, 1984, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Basile, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1857XCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841122063039A
- Case key
- 21628
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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 experienced a nose gear collapse during a forced landing following a loss of power shortly after takeoff. Plt stated the power loss occurred at an alt of 400 ft AGL. The forced landing was made in a soft plowed field. Post accident exam of the acft disclosed several fore & aft diagonal wrinkles in the rubber bladder type fuel tanks. The fuel screen ass'y was aprx 2/3 full of a milky white substance and the carburetor bowl was aprx 1/2 full of a 'white or clear' substance. The acft was being returned to the owner by the A&P IA after an annual inspection
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1857X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18255957
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Lambert Contracting Co Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Basile, LA
- Destination
- LA30 · New Roads, LA
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.